Patent ID: 7031638
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A color image forming apparatus, comprising: a plurality of developing units for containing different color toners to form a color image; a plurality of photo-receptor units including photo-receptors on which electrostatic latent images to be developed by said developing units are to be formed; an intermediate transfer body unit including a tensionally provided belt with upper and lower surfaces to which toner images are transferred from said photo-receptors; a jamming-removal opening, provided in a side surface of said color image forming apparatus, for removing a jammed recording sheet; a developing unit cartridge integrally holding said plurality of developing units, said cartridge being detachably attached to said color image forming apparatus through said jamming-removal opening; a photo-receptor unit cartridge integrally holding said plurality of photo-receptor units, said photo-receptor unit cartridge being detachably attached to said color image forming apparatus through said jamming-removal opening; and an intermediate transfer body unit cartridge integrally holding said intermediate transfer body unit, said intermediate transfer body unit cartridge being detachably attached to said color image forming apparatus through said jamming-removal opening, said intermediate transfer body unit cartridge being obliquely inclined with respect to said developing unit cartridge when said intermediate transfer body unit cartridge and said developing unit cartridge are installed in said color image forming apparatus.