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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2002
Applicants:
Yasukuni Omata, Chigasaki, JP;
Hideaki Mochimaru, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Yasukuni Omata, Chigasaki, JP;
Hideaki Mochimaru, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G015/16 ; G03G015/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having a visible image bearing member in a main housing a recording medium conveying path formed in the main housing, and an installing part provided in the main housing that provides or easy installation and removal of any of at least two devices, with at least one of the two devices providing for transferring the visible image from the visible image bearing member to an intermediary image bearing member in the at least one device prior to forming the final image on the recording medium.