DE3850678T2 - Arbeitseinheit und damit ausgestattetes Mehrfarben-Bilderzeugungsgerät. - Google Patents

Arbeitseinheit und damit ausgestattetes Mehrfarben-Bilderzeugungsgerät.

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DE3850678T2
DE3850678T2 DE3850678T DE3850678T DE3850678T2 DE 3850678 T2 DE3850678 T2 DE 3850678T2 DE 3850678 T DE3850678 T DE 3850678T DE 3850678 T DE3850678 T DE 3850678T DE 3850678 T2 DE3850678 T2 DE 3850678T2
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imaging device
device equipped
work unit
color imaging
color
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DE3850678T
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DE3850678D1 (de
Inventor
Masao Yoshikawa
Takashi Saito
Tatuya Kobayashi
Otoya Kosugiyama
Atsushi Kubota
Tuyoshi Waragai
Tomoyuki Araki
Hiroo Kobayashi
Masahiko Yashiro
Hiroyuki Ishii
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Canon Inc
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Canon Inc
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Priority claimed from JP62003076A external-priority patent/JPH0616186B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP62066954A external-priority patent/JPH07117807B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP62194126A external-priority patent/JPH0682244B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP62326427A external-priority patent/JPH0693140B2/ja
Application filed by Canon Inc filed Critical Canon Inc
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Publication of DE3850678D1 publication Critical patent/DE3850678D1/de
Publication of DE3850678T2 publication Critical patent/DE3850678T2/de
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DE3850678T 1987-01-09 1988-01-08 Arbeitseinheit und damit ausgestattetes Mehrfarben-Bilderzeugungsgerät. Expired - Fee Related DE3850678T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP62003076A JPH0616186B2 (ja) 1987-01-09 1987-01-09 プロセスカートリッジおよび画像形成装置
JP62066954A JPH07117807B2 (ja) 1987-03-20 1987-03-20 プロセスカートリッジ及び画像形成装置
JP62194126A JPH0682244B2 (ja) 1987-08-03 1987-08-03 プロセスカートリッジ及び画像形成装置
JP62326427A JPH0693140B2 (ja) 1987-12-23 1987-12-23 プロセスカートリッジ及び画像形成装置

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DE3850678D1 DE3850678D1 (de) 1994-08-25
DE3850678T2 true DE3850678T2 (de) 1994-11-24

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EP (1) EP0276910B1 (de)
DE (1) DE3850678T2 (de)

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