Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus with detachable units
- Patent Title (中): 具有可拆卸单元的图像形成装置
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Application No.: US11223101Application Date: 2005-09-12
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Publication No.: US07382999B2Publication Date: 2008-06-03
- Inventor: Mitsuru Takahashi
- Applicant: Mitsuru Takahashi
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.
- Priority: JP2004-271480 20040917; JP2004-271481 20040917; JP2004-293716 20041006; JP2004-293717 20041006; JP2005-159076 20050531
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus can easily attach or detach a plurality of attachable and detachable units to or from the apparatus main body as a single unit or individually. An intermediate transfer apparatus is supported on a left guide rail and a right guide rail, and is attachable to and detachable from the image forming apparatus main body. A cleaning apparatus that cleans the intermediate transfer belt of the intermediate transfer apparatus is supported by an upper rail and a lower rail so as to be attachable to and detachable from the intermediate transfer apparatus. The detachment direction of the intermediate transfer apparatus and the direction of detachment of the cleaning apparatus are configured to be the same.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060072929A1 Image forming apparatus Public/Granted day:2006-04-06
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