Color image forming apparatus having interchangeable image forming process cartridges
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1. A color image forming apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of developing devices, a cleaning device and a transfer member, all of which are provided around an image retainer;
at least the image retainer, the cleaning device and the transfer member being arranged unitarily in a process cartridge, and the process cartridge being formed so that it can be inserted into and withdrawn from an apparatus body; and
a means for recovering waste toner, which is scraped off from a surface of the image retainer by the cleaning device, into a hollow in the transfer member.
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Abstract
A color image forming apparatus wherein an image retainer and a transfer member are arranged unitarily in a process cartridge, the process cartridge being formed so that it can be inserted into and withdrawn from an apparatus body having a pluralilty of developing devices. The process cartridge has a cleaning device and a transfer member, and the apparatus body has a device for recovering waste toner. The waste toner scraped off from a surface of the image retainer by the cleaning device is recovered into a hollow in the transfer member.
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1. A color image forming apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of developing devices, a cleaning device and a transfer member, all of which are provided around an image retainer; at least the image retainer, the cleaning device and the transfer member being arranged unitarily in a process cartridge, and the process cartridge being formed so that it can be inserted into and withdrawn from an apparatus body; and a means for recovering waste toner, which is scraped off from a surface of the image retainer by the cleaning device, into a hollow in the transfer member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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