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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2009
Satoru Torimaru, Kagoshima, JP;
Atsuyuki Kitamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Ogihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Murakami, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuji Okamoto, Kanagwa, JP;
Shuichi Nishide, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoru Torimaru, Kagoshima, JP;
Atsuyuki Kitamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Ogihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Murakami, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuji Okamoto, Kanagwa, JP;
Shuichi Nishide, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier that carries an electrostatic latent image; plural developing devices that store respective developers of different colors and visualize the electrostatic latent image with the developers; a developing device switching mechanism that switches among the developing devices; a transfer unit that transfers a developer image visualized by the one of the developing devices to a recording medium; a fixing device that fixes the developer image transferred by the transfer unit onto the recording medium; a first transporter that transports in a first direction the recording medium with the developer image fixed thereon; a second transporter that transports in a second direction the recording medium with the developer image fixed thereon; and a transporter switching mechanism that switches between the first transporter and the second transporter in conjunction with an operation of the developing device switching mechanism for switching among the developing devices.