Patents Examined by A. T. Gimley
  • Patent number: 5457517
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes: a photosensitive body; an exposing device for irradiating the photosensitive body with a light to form a latent image on the photosensitive body; a developing device for developing the latent image formed on the photosensitive body to form a developer image; a transfer roller for transferring the developer image on a recording paper; a fixing device for thermally fixing a transferred image on the recording paper after image transference; and a case for accommodating the photosensitive body, the exposing device, the developing device, the transfer roller and the fixing device, the case having at least six planes, two or more of the planes provided around an axis of the photosensitive body, being placement planes which are usable as a bottom during an image forming operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Katakabe, Masahiro Aizawa, Shunji Onobori, Teruyuki Naka