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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
May. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Akihiko Kakita, Kunitachi, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/161 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a conveying unit that conveys a recording medium S from an introduction conveying section to a transfer section. The conveying unit includes: a conveyance supporting base that is supported so as to be able to be inserted into and detached from the apparatus body via a movement mechanism, and a plurality of conveying members that is attached to the conveyance supporting base in a detachable manner, and that forms a conveying path through which the recording medium is conveyed.