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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2006
Wataru Suzuki, Ebina, JP;
Atsuyuki Kitamura, Ebina, JP;
Masahiro Sato, Ebina, JP;
Shinichiro Fujimori, Ebina, JP;
Wataru Suzuki, Ebina, JP;
Atsuyuki Kitamura, Ebina, JP;
Masahiro Sato, Ebina, JP;
Shinichiro Fujimori, Ebina, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an image forming apparatus including: a conveyer that conveys a developer image or a transfer medium to which the developer image is transferred; an image carrier that carries the developer image transferred to the conveyer or the transfer medium which the conveyer conveys; a latent image forming unit that forms the latent image on the image carrier; a developing unit that develops the latent image formed on the image carrier and forms the a developer image; a transfer unit that transfers the developer image formed on the image carrier; and a restricting unit that restricts the movement of the image carrier and the latent image forming unit in at least two directions and a rotational direction of the image carrier.