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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2005
Yoshie Iwakura, Higashiosaka, JP;
Susumu Murakami, Kyoto, JP;
Kuniaki Nakano, Kyoto, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A color image forming apparatusincludes: a multiple number of process printing units, each having an photoreceptor drumfor bearing a developer image formed with a toner corresponding to a different color of color-separated image information; a transfer beltto which a multiple number of developer images are comprised in layers; and a transfer rollerfor transferring the developer images that have been comprised in layers on transfer belt, all at once, to recording paper, wherein the multiple number of process printing unitsare arranged along transfer belt, and is characterized in that among the developer images to be transferred from the photoreceptor drumsof multiple image forming unitsonto transfer belt, the toner for the developer image of the color to be transferred first is specified to produce a base-layer of the color images of information.