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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Jong IN Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Myoung Su Baek, Suwon-si, KR;
OH Dug Gwon, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes developing units designed to have an appropriate developer storage capacity in consideration of developer consumption, and improved convenience of use. The image forming apparatus also includes an image carrier, and plural developing units arranged along a rotating direction of the image carrier to supply developers to the image carrier. The plural developing units include a first developing unit having the largest developer storage capacity and a second developing unit having the second largest developer storage capacity after the first developing unit.