发明授权
- 专利标题： Image forming apparatus using a user installable process cartridge, a method of arranging the process cartridge, and the process cartridge itself
- 专利标题（中）： 使用用户可安装处理盒的图像形成装置，配置处理盒的方法和处理盒本身
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申请号： US10740665申请日： 2003-12-22
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公开(公告)号： US07024133B2公开(公告)日： 2006-04-04
- 发明人: Hiroyuki Nagashima , Atsushi Sampe , Yoshiyuki Kimura , Nobuo Kuwabara , Hiroshi Hosokawa , Hideki Zemba , Wakako Murakami , Yuji Arai , Satoshi Narumi , Kiyonori Tsuda , Ryuta Takeichi , Masanori Kawasumi , Kazuhiko Umemura
- 申请人： Hiroyuki Nagashima , Atsushi Sampe , Yoshiyuki Kimura , Nobuo Kuwabara , Hiroshi Hosokawa , Hideki Zemba , Wakako Murakami , Yuji Arai , Satoshi Narumi , Kiyonori Tsuda , Ryuta Takeichi , Masanori Kawasumi , Kazuhiko Umemura
- 申请人地址： JP Tokyo
- 专利权人： Ricoh Co., Ltd.
- 当前专利权人： Ricoh Co., Ltd.
- 当前专利权人地址： JP Tokyo
- 代理机构： Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.
- 优先权： JP2002-371154 20021220
- 主分类号： G03G21/16
- IPC分类号： G03G21/16
摘要：
An image forming apparatus includes a frame, a plurality of process cartridges, and a guide mounted to the frame. The guide mounted to the frame includes a plurality of guide portions having supporting surfaces arranged at predetermined different heights and on which the plurality of process cartridges are detachably placed, and is configured to guide the plurality of process cartridges placed on the supporting surfaces along a path between respective first positions and respective second positions.