Title:
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, DEVELOPING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMATION METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005055834
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide an image forming apparatus, process cartridges, developing devices and an image formation method which prevent an erroneous exchange by a worker on the process cartridges or developing devices of a plurality of colors and which makes stock management and manufacture costs low.
Only a carrier C is housed in a developing section 23 of a new process cartridge 20 so that a plurality of process cartridges corresponding to toners T of a plurality of colors are made common. Toners T in a plurality of colors are supplied from a toner supply section 32 to the developing section 23 after the new process cartridge 20 is installed in an installing section of the apparatus main body.
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Inventors:
WATANABE KAZUTO
NARIMI SATOSHI
TAMAKI SHINJI
HATORI SATOSHI
KATO TSUTOMU
MIZUISHI HARUJI
TANIGAWA TETSUO
TANZAWA SETSU
NARIMI SATOSHI
TAMAKI SHINJI
HATORI SATOSHI
KATO TSUTOMU
MIZUISHI HARUJI
TANIGAWA TETSUO
TANZAWA SETSU
Application Number:
JP2003289337A
Publication Date:
March 03, 2005
Filing Date:
August 07, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RICOH KK
International Classes:
G03G9/09; G03G9/107; G03G9/113; G03G15/01; G03G15/08; G03G21/16; G03G21/18; G03G9/10; (IPC1-7): G03G21/16; G03G9/09; G03G9/10; G03G9/107; G03G9/113; G03G15/01; G03G15/08; G03G21/18
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