Color image forming apparatus, and toner container

Abstract

The invention discloses an image forming device which is provided with a plurality of photoreceptors, a transfer printing device, a plurality of toner storing containers, a plurality of developing devices and a setting part, wherein the transfer printing device superimposes the images formed on the photoreceptors in turn and transfers the images to a transfer printing belt; moreover, the transfer printing surface of the transfer printing belt is obliquely arranged relative to a body; the toner storing containers respectively stores toner and are detachable relative to the body; the developing devices which are arranged along the transfer printing belt are supplied with the toner stored inside the toner storing containers to form visual images on the photoreceptors; the setting part is detachably provided with the toner storing containers; moreover, the setting part adopts the following structure: among all toner storing containers which are arranged on the setting part, the lower part of a toner storing container which stores the toner conveyed to a developing device arranged at bottom is lower than other toner storing containers.

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[0001] This application is a divisional application. The application number of the corresponding parent application is 01122467.3, and the application date is July 11, 2001. The title of the invention is "color image forming device and toner storage container", and the applicant is Ricoh Corporation. technical field [0002] The present invention relates to a color image forming apparatus and a toner storage container used in the color image forming apparatus. Background technique [0003] Color image forming methods of a color image forming apparatus can be classified into four types: a transfer drum method, an intermediate transfer method, an "Image on Image" method, and a tandem method. The so-called "transfer drum method" means that the transfer paper is wound on the surface of the transfer drum made of dielectric film, facing the photoreceptor, for yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), Each color of black (Bk) forms an electrostatic latent image, then develops, transfers, ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0005] However, in the vicinity of the developing device of the above-mentioned color image forming apparatus, it is difficult to ensure a space for arranging the toner storage parts such as four toner bottles, etc., and in order for the user to replace the toner bottles, etc. Easy to perform on the front side of the device

As a result, although the consumption of black toner is more than that of other color toners, it cannot be stored in large quantities, and causes the size of the device body to increase.

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