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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2005
Akira Hamada, Legal Representative, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshiko Hamada, Legal Representative, Hyogo, JP;
Takenobu Kimura, Hachioji, JP;
Yotaro Sato, Hachioji, JP;
Akira Hamada, legal representative, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshiko Hamada, legal representative, Hyogo, JP;
Takenobu Kimura, Hachioji, JP;
Yotaro Sato, Hachioji, JP;
Abstract
A color image forming apparatus includes plural developing units that respectively form toner images of different colors on plural photoreceptors, plural primary transferring devices that successively transfer each of the toner images of the plural photoreceptors onto an intermediate transfer belt, which holds a color toner image transferred and superimposed by primary transfer, a secondary transferring device that transfers concurrently the color toner image onto a transfer material, a drive roller that drives the intermediate transfer belt and that is placed between one of the plurality of primary transferring devices which is arranged on the most downstream side in the direction of movement of the intermediate transfer belt and the secondary transferring device, and a controller that controls a discharger discharging the color toner image and the drive of the drive roller.