Color image recording apparatus
First Claim
1. A color image recording apparatus in which a plurality of image forming sections form images and the images are transferred onto a recording medium to form a color image, the apparatus comprising:
- a mechanism that causes the plurality of image forming sections to switch between corresponding image forming positions and corresponding non-image forming positions; and
a first drive source that generates a drive force that drives said mechanism, said drive source being one of second drive sources that drive the plurality of image forming sections when recording is performed.
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Abstract
A color image recording apparatus includes a mechanism that switches a plurality of image forming sections between image forming positions where the photoconductive drums are in contact with a transport belt and non-image forming positions where the photoconductive drums are not in contact with the transport belt. A pair of slide links extend and are slidable in a direction in which the image forming sections are aligned. Each of the slide links has first guide surfaces and second guide surfaces. When the image forming sections are at the image forming positions, supporting shafts of corresponding one of image forming sections rest on the first guide surfaces. When the image forming sections at the non-image forming positions, the supporting shafts of corresponding one of image forming sections rest on the second guide surfaces.
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12 Claims
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1. A color image recording apparatus in which a plurality of image forming sections form images and the images are transferred onto a recording medium to form a color image, the apparatus comprising:
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a mechanism that causes the plurality of image forming sections to switch between corresponding image forming positions and corresponding non-image forming positions; and
a first drive source that generates a drive force that drives said mechanism, said drive source being one of second drive sources that drive the plurality of image forming sections when recording is performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A color image recording apparatus in which a plurality of image forming sections form images and the images are transferred onto a recording medium to form a color image, the apparatus comprising:
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a mechanism that causes the plurality of image forming sections to switch between corresponding image forming positions and corresponding non-image forming positions, the image forming sections being switched at different ways from one another; and
a drive source that drives said mechanism to operate. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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