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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2007
Masaharu Furuya, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuchika Saeki, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshitaka Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Nakayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Sekine, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaharu Furuya, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuchika Saeki, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshitaka Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Nakayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Sekine, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A belt member faces a plurality of carrying bodies that respectively carry toner images or developers. A plurality of facing members respectively faces the carrying bodies via the belt member. A detaching unit brings at least one of the facing members to face a corresponding carrying body and detaches other facing members from other carrying bodies. A contacting member contacts the belt member to detach the belt member from the other carrying bodies when the detaching unit detaches the other facing members from the other carrying bodies.