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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 1986
Filed:
May. 28, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takao Aoki, Abiko, JP;
Keisaku Ushioda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 / ; 355-4 ;
Abstract
A color image forming apparatus wherein a plurality of developing devices are supported on a supporting member which is rotatable to revolve the developing devices to develop the latent images formed on an image bearing member corresponding to color components. When a desired one of the developing devices are to be moved to a developing station, the direction of the revolution is selected depending on the position currently occupied by the desired developing device.