Patent ID: 6917777
Filing Date: 2005-07-12
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A color image forming device, comprising: a housing having a recording medium discharge opening adapted to discharge recording media from the housing in a forward direction; 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 provided within the housing in a forward portion of the housing with respect to the photosensitive unit, each of the developing units including a developing-agent bearing member bearing thereon a different color developing agent and supplying the developing agent to the photosensitive member to develop corresponding latent images into visible images; a transfer unit that receives the visible images from the photosensitive member and transfers the visible images onto a recording medium; and a fixing unit provided within the housing in a rear portion of the housing with respect to the photosensitive unit, the fixing unit fixing the visible images onto the recording medium and transporting the recording medium toward a recording medium discharge opening, wherein the exposing unit and the plurality of developing units are placed in non-overlapping relation with the photosensitive unit interposed therebetween.