(19)
(11) EP 0 632 343 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.09.1996 Bulletin 1996/37

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.01.1995 Bulletin 1995/01

(21) Application number: 94304819.9

(22) Date of filing: 30.06.1994
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: G03G 15/16
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 30.06.1993 JP 160560/93

(71) Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Abe, Hideaki, c/o NEC Corporation
    Minato-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Goodman, Simon John Nye et al
Reddie & Grose, 16 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8PL
London WC1X 8PL (GB)

   


(54) Electrophotographic apparatus


(57) An electrophotographic apparatus, suitable for use in a printer, fax machine or photocopier for example, comprises a photoconductive drum 100 on which a toner image can be formed by means of a photo-exposing section 2 and a toner supply section 3. A recording medium 110, such as paper, is passed over the drum 100 and held in contact with the drum by a transferring rotary body 4 to transfer the image to the gravity-oriented lower face of the recording medium. Downstream of the drum, the recording medium enters a fixer 5, where the image on the recording medium is fixed.






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