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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1990
Hiroyuki Ideyama, Toyokawa, JP;
Tohru Fujiwara, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Muroki, Toyokawa, JP;
Akito Wada, Toyohashi, JP;
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A color copying apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes: a scanner for scanning an original to form a plurality of electrostatic latent images corresponding to color components of an image of the original; developing devices for converting the electrostatic latent images formed by the scanner to toner images of different colors; a rotating unit on which the toner images obtained by the conversion are superposed; a detector for detecting a rotating position of the rotating unit; a controller for controlling start timing of the scanner in response to a detection output of the detector; and a regulator for regulating the start timing for each of the toner images.