发明名称 Image forming apparatus
摘要 An image forming apparatus includes: a plurality of developing units disposed in parallel with each other, a developer cartridge being detachably attached to each of the plurality of developing units, each of the plurality of developing units forming a developer image with a developer agent in the developer cartridge; a first cover covering at least one specified developer cartridge of a plurality of developer cartridges attached to the plurality of developing units, the first cover being openable to allow the at least one specified developer cartridge to be attached and detached; and a second cover covering at least one developer cartridge other than the at least one specified developer cartridge of the plurality of developer cartridges, the second cover being openable to allow the at least one developer cartridge other than the at least one specified developer cartridge to be attached and detached.
申请公布号 US9223286(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.12.29
申请号 US201213615051 申请日期 2012.09.13
申请人 OKI DATA CORPORATION 发明人 Fukao Moriaki
分类号 G03G21/16;G03G21/18 主分类号 G03G21/16
代理机构 Rabin & Berdo, P.C. 代理人 Rabin & Berdo, P.C.
主权项 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a plurality of developing units disposed in parallel with each other, a developer cartridge being detachably attached to each of the plurality of developing units, each of the plurality of developing units forming a developer image with a developer agent in the developer cartridge; a first cover covering at least one specified developer cartridge of a plurality of developer cartridges attached to the plurality of developing units, the first cover being openable to allow the at least one specified developer cartridge to be attached and detached; and a second cover covering at least one developer cartridge other than the at least one specified developer cartridge of the plurality of developer cartridges, the second cover being openable to allow the at least one developer cartridge other than the at least one specified developer cartridge to be attached and detached, the second cover including a holding unit for holding each of the plurality of developing units in the closed state of the second cover, the holding unit being a latent image forming unit held by the second cover, the latent image forming unit engaging with each of the plurality of developing units and forming a latent image to be developed by each of the plurality of developing units in the closed state of the second cover; wherein the first cover includes an information display unit for displaying information; wherein the first and second covers are configured to be opened in the order of the first cover and the second cover, and to be closed in the order of the second cover and the first cover.
地址 Tokyo JP