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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1997
Satoshi Haneda, Hachioji, JP;
Hisayoshi Nagase, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroyuki Tokimatsu, Hachioji, JP;
Masahiro Onodera, Hachioji, JP;
Shuta Hamada, Hachioji, JP;
Toshihide Miura, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A color image forming apparatus including: an image forming body rotating about a rotary axis; a plurality of imagewise exposure devices mounted on an optical system supporting body and provided inside the image forming body for imagewise exposing the image forming body, wherein the image forming body is integrally formed with the optical system supporting body; a plurality of developing units provided around the image forming body; a suspending member for suspending the optical system supporting body; and guiding member for guiding the suspending member so that the image forming body is pulled out in a direction of the rotary axis of the image forming body.