Image forming apparatus
US-2024345533-A1 · Oct 17, 2024 · US
Image forming apparatus
US8948656B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8948656-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213626157-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | Nov 14, 2011 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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An image forming apparatus includes a housing defining a sheet convey path through which a sheet is conveyed, a transfer belt disposed in the sheet convey path within the housing, a plurality of photosensitive members disposed opposite to the transfer surface from below in the housing, and a plurality of developing units disposed in the housing such that each of the developing units corresponds to one of the photosensitive members. The housing includes a first body configured to accommodate the developing units detachably and a second body disposed above the first body and configured to accommodate the transfer belt and the photosensitive members. The second body is configured to pivot around a pivot axis located on a first end of the first body and separate upward from the first body such that the developing units are exposed from the first body.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a housing defining a sheet conveying path through which a sheet is conveyed; a transfer belt disposed in the sheet conveying path within the housing, the transfer belt being configured to circulate and having a transfer surface which is a flat surface extending in a width direction of the sheet to be conveyed; a plurality of photosensitive members disposed in the housing and facing the transfer surface from below, t…
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- What does patent US8948656B2 cover?
- An image forming apparatus includes a housing defining a sheet convey path through which a sheet is conveyed, a transfer belt disposed in the sheet convey path within the housing, a plurality of photosensitive members disposed opposite to the transfer surface from below in the housing, and a plurality of developing units disposed in the housing such that each of the developing units corresponds…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Nakano Hiroshi, Brother Ind Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G21/1628. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).