Electrophotographic copying apparatus having axially aligned developing elements

摘要

A fixing unit and a developing unit are oppositely positioned in alignment in the longitudinal direction of a photoconductor which is flatly stretched on an endless belt. The photoconductor is more flatly stretched between the fixing unit and the developing unit than these units so that it is housed therein leaving spaces for disposing other required image forming devices. A charger which is one of the other image forming devices acts to charge the photoconductor and also to transfer a toner image on the photoconductor onto a sheet of copy paper.