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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2004
Isao Ito, Saitama, JP;
Iwao Kuriki, Saitama, JP;
Hiroki Shiba, Saitama, JP;
Katsumi Harumoto, Saitama, JP;
Kazuhiro Saito, Saitama, JP;
Akio Nishimura, Saitama, JP;
Isao Ito, Saitama, JP;
Iwao Kuriki, Saitama, JP;
Hiroki Shiba, Saitama, JP;
Katsumi Harumoto, Saitama, JP;
Kazuhiro Saito, Saitama, JP;
Akio Nishimura, Saitama, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an image forming device, which facilitates maintenance and replacement of an intermediate transfer body and an image carrier, and prevents a deterioration in image quality which accompanies the formation of the intermediate transfer body and the image carrier as separate structures, having an image carrier on which a toner image is formed, and an intermediate transfer body conveying the toner image, which is formed on the image carrier, to a transfer medium, the image forming device including a supporting frame in which the intermediate transfer body is mounted, a suspension portion suspending the image carrier at the supporting frame to face the image carrier to the intermediate transfer body, and an attaching/removing portion at which the supporting frame is installed, and which is for attaching and removing the supporting frame to and from a device main body of the image forming device.