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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kimiyoshi Hayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Ohno, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Hirooka, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Murayama, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 / ; 355 / ; 355-4 ;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus wherein a plurality of developing devices are carried on a rotating body and the rotating body is rotated to thereby move desired one of the developing devices to a predetermined developing position and develop a latent image formed on a latent image bearing member in accordance with image information, an image forming operation is permitted only when all of the developing devices are carried on the rotating body.