Patent ID: 7714882
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a photoconductor, a charging unit configured to charge the photoconductor to a desired potential, a writing unit configured to form a latent electrostatic image by exposing the surface of the photoconductor with a resolution of 1,200 dpi or more, a toner image forming unit configured to form a toner image by developing the latent electrostatic image using a toner, the toner image forming unit having a plurality of developing devices being placed so as to face the photoconductor and housing a plurality of color developers for each color, a transfer unit configured to transfer the toner image formed on the photoconductor onto a transfer material, and a fixing unit configured to fix the transferred toner image on the transfer material, wherein the time spent by an arbitrary point on the photoconductor in moving from a position in which to face the writing unit to a position in which to face the developing unit is shorter than 50 ms and longer than the transit time of the photoconductor.