Color image forming apparatus with toner recycling mechanism

Details Color image forming apparatus with toner recycling mechanism Color image forming apparatus with toner recycling mechanism

2006-07-18

2006-07-18

Grimley, Arthur T. (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Image formation

Transfer

C399S299000, C399S359000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07079796

ABSTRACT:
A color image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a belt for sequentially transferring toner images of different colors to a sheet one above the other. A plurality of image forming units face the belt, and each includes an image carrier and a developing device and a cleaning device arranged around the image carrier. The belt is inclined such that one of opposite runs thereof adjoining the image forming units has opposite ends positioned at different levels from each other. The cleaning device of each image forming units is positioned at a higher level than the developing device.

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