Color electrophotographic image forming apparatus
US8639162B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1684
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A color electrophotographic image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material includes a cartridge supporting member for supporting a plurality of cartridges, wherein the cartridge supporting member is movable between an inside position inside a main assembly of the image forming apparatus and an outside position outside the main assembly and includes a plurality of mounting portions to which the plurality of cartridges are detachably mountable; and a conveying path along which the recording material is to be conveyed. The cartridge supporting member is movable to an exposing position, which is a part of the outside position, in which the conveying path is exposed at an upstream side of the upstreammost-side mounting portion with respect to a pulling-out direction in which the cartridge supporting member is to be moved from the inside position to the outside position.
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