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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2007
Takeshi Shintani, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Ono, Ohta-ku, JP;
Satoshi Hatori, Yokohama, JP;
Kaoru Yoshino, Setagaya-ku, JP;
Akio Kosuge, Yokohama, JP;
Takaya Muraishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Ken Amemiya, Nerima-ku, JP;
Yoshiki Hozumi, Sagamihara, JP;
Atsushi Sampe, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Shintani, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Ono, Ohta-ku, JP;
Satoshi Hatori, Yokohama, JP;
Kaoru Yoshino, Setagaya-ku, JP;
Akio Kosuge, Yokohama, JP;
Takaya Muraishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Ken Amemiya, Nerima-ku, JP;
Yoshiki Hozumi, Sagamihara, JP;
Atsushi Sampe, Yokohama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a plurality of image forming devices each including a photosensitive member, a charging device to charge a surface of the photosensitive member, and a lubricant supplying device to supply a lubricant to the surface of the photosensitive member, respectively. At least one of the plurality of image forming device includes a charging device with a different constitution from a constitution of a charging device of another of the image forming devices, and the one of the plurality of image forming devices with the different charging device includes a lubricant supplying device with a different constitution from a constitution of a lubricant supplying device of the another of the image forming devices.