Global Patent Index - EP 0271209 B1

EP 0271209 B1 19940720 - Developing device accommodating apparatus, and a developing device for an electrographic image-forming apparatus.

Title (en)

Developing device accommodating apparatus, and a developing device for an electrographic image-forming apparatus.

Title (de)

Entwicklungsvorrichtungs-Anpassungsgerät und Entwicklungsvorrichtung für ein elektrographisches Bilderzeugungsgerät.

Title (fr)

Appareil d'adaptation d'unités de développement et unité de développement pour appareil électrographique de formation d'images.

Publication

EP 0271209 B1 19940720 (EN)

Application

EP 87309857 A 19871106

Priority

  • JP 5291587 A 19870310
  • JP 5292787 A 19870310
  • JP 26509686 A 19861107
  • JP 27458486 A 19861118
  • JP 27671587 A 19871030
  • JP 31317886 A 19861226

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0271209A1] An image forming apparatus includes accommodating assembly (150) for accommodating a plurality of developing devices (13) on stages arranged substantially vertically and having first driving mechanism for moving the developing devices in a substantially horizontal plane, an image formation assembly (100) for receiving selected one of the developing devices (13) moved out of the accommodating assembly (150) and for further moving it in a substantially horizontal plane, the image formation assembly (100) including systems for forming images using the developing device (13), the accommodating assembly (150) further including an opening (x) for allowing the developing device (13c) to be loaded into the accommodating assembly (150).

IPC 1-7

G03G 15/06; G03G 15/01

IPC 8 full level

G03G 15/01 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G03G 15/0126 (2013.01); G03G 15/0896 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0271209 A1 19880615; EP 0271209 B1 19940720; DE 3750252 D1 19940825; DE 3750252 T2 19941208

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87309857 A 19871106; DE 3750252 T 19871106