Photocopying – Contact printing – Light boxes
Patent
1994-05-31
1996-08-20
Ramirez, Nestor R.
Photocopying
Contact printing
Light boxes
355200, G03G 2116
Patent
active
055483798
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus in which there are integrally provided a process cartridge, composed of an image carrying member in which a latent image is formed, and a developing device and/or a cleaning device. The process cartridge is detachably mountable on the apparatus. A moving device moves the process cartridge from a first position, allowing image forming, to a second position in which the process cartridge can be detached. The moving device outputs a signal indicating that the process cartridge is being moved. There is provided a device to output an instruction signal to a controller which, on receipt of the instruction signal, outputs a drive signal to the moving device to move the process cartridge provided that no signal is input from the moving device.
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Fukuchi Masakazu
Haneda Satoshi
Ikeda Tadayoshi
Morita Shizuo
Satoh Hiseo
Bierman Jordan B.
Konica Corporation
Ramirez Nestor R.
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