Patent ID: 7046944
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A color image forming device comprising: a photosensitive unit including a photosensitive member with a photosensitive layer; an exposing unit that exposes the photosensitive layer based on a multi-color image to form a series of latent images on the photosensitive member; a plurality of developing units each including a developing-agent bearing member that is disposed in contact with the photosensitive member, the photosensitive member and the developing-agent bearing members all moving downward at contact positions where the developing-agent bearing members contact the photosensitive member, each developing-agent bearing member bearing thereon a different color developing agent and supplying the developing agent to the photosensitive member at the contact positions to develop corresponding latent images into visible images; a first transfer body that receives transfer of the visible images borne on the photosensitive member; a second transfer body that receives transfer of the visible images from the first transfer body and that transfers the visible image onto a recording medium; and a fixing unit that fixes the visible images onto the recording medium, wherein the exposing unit and the plurality of developing units are placed in non-overlapping relation in a vertical direction with the photosensitive unit interposed therebetween.