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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2013
S-printing Solution Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hwan Jin Yoon, Suwon-si, KR;
Jeong Jae Seong, Namyangju-si, KR;
Wan Ho Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jeong Won Hwang, Changwon-si, KR;
S-PRINTING SOLUTION CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has an improved structure which avoids additional expenses associated with packing a developing unit and allows the developing unit to be stably stored. The image forming apparatus may include a body, a first developing unit accommodating portion and a second developing unit accommodating portion disposed at different positions in the body, and a developing unit which is allowed to be detachably accommodated in the first developing unit accommodating portion and the second developing unit accommodating portion. When accommodated in the first developing unit accommodating portion, the developing unit may be disposed such that it does not perform image formation. When accommodated in the second developing unit accommodating portion, the developing unit may be disposed to perform image formation.