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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2011
Applicant:
Satoru Yonemoto, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Satoru Yonemoto, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Kyocera Mita Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An color image forming apparatushas photosensitive unitsand developing unitsthat can be drawn out of an apparatus main body along a direction of a photosensitive drumand has an intermediate transfer unitthat can be drawn out of the apparatus main body along a moving direction of an intermediate transfer belt. The color image forming apparatusincludes a pressing release mechanismthat releases pressing against the photosensitive drumby a primary transfer rollerin conjunction with an operation required at a time of drawing out any of the photosensitive unit 5, the developing unit, and the intermediate transfer unit.