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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2002
Shinichi Konno, Chiba, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus that has an image bearing member, first conveying device for conveying a sheet along a conveying path, transferring device, which is provided opposing the image bearing member across the conveying path, for transferring a toner image formed on the image bearing member to a sheet to be conveyed by the first conveying device, second conveying device, which is provided between the first conveying device and the transferring device, for conveying a recording material to be conveyed from the first conveying device to the transferring device, and holding device for holding the second conveying device and the transferring device, wherein the holding device is capable of opening the conveying path between the transferring device and the image bearing member.
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