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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Yasushi Nakazato, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyuki Shimada, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a plurality of image forming cartridges removably mounted to an apparatus body one above the other is disclosed. Structural members each partition off a space between nearby image forming cartridges mounted to the apparatus body. The apparatus is capable of obviating banding ascribable to the vibration of the cartridges.