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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2003
Hiroyuki Nagashima, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Atsushi Sampe, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yoshiyuki Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuo Kuwabara, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Hosokawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hideki Zemba, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Wakako Murakami, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Arai, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Satoshi Narumi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kiyonori Tsuda, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Ryuta Takeichi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Masanori Kawasumi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kazuhiko Umemura, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Hiroyuki Nagashima, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Atsushi Sampe, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yoshiyuki Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuo Kuwabara, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Hosokawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hideki Zemba, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Wakako Murakami, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Arai, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Satoshi Narumi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kiyonori Tsuda, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Ryuta Takeichi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Masanori Kawasumi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kazuhiko Umemura, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Ricoh Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a frame, a plurality of process cartridges, and a guide mounted to the frame. The guide mounted to the frame includes a plurality of guide portions having supporting surfaces arranged at predetermined different heights and on which the plurality of process cartridges are detachably placed, and is configured to guide the plurality of process cartridges placed on the supporting surfaces along a path between respective first positions and respective second positions.