EP0602016A3 - Farbbilderzeugungsvorrichtung. - Google Patents

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EP0602016A3
EP0602016A3 EP94103206A EP94103206A EP0602016A3 EP 0602016 A3 EP0602016 A3 EP 0602016A3 EP 94103206 A EP94103206 A EP 94103206A EP 94103206 A EP94103206 A EP 94103206A EP 0602016 A3 EP0602016 A3 EP 0602016A3
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image forming
forming apparatus
color image
color
image
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EP0602016B1 (de
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Shunji Matsuo
Shizuo Morita
Satoshi Haneda
Masakazu Fukuchi
Seiko Naganuma
Masahiko Itaya
Fumiaki Hiraike
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Konica Minolta Inc
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Konica Minolta Inc
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Priority claimed from JP11712489A external-priority patent/JPH02294672A/ja
Priority claimed from JP1135334A external-priority patent/JPH031165A/ja
Priority claimed from JP1197657A external-priority patent/JPH0361963A/ja
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  • Color Electrophotography (AREA)
EP94103206A 1989-05-09 1990-05-09 Farbbilderzeugungsvorrichtung Expired - Lifetime EP0602016B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP117124/89 1989-05-09
JP11712489A JPH02294672A (ja) 1989-05-09 1989-05-09 カラー画像形成装置
JP135334/89 1989-05-29
JP1135334A JPH031165A (ja) 1989-05-29 1989-05-29 カラー画像形成装置
JP1197657A JPH0361963A (ja) 1989-07-29 1989-07-29 電子写真画像形成装置
JP197657/89 1989-07-29
EP90304984A EP0397465B1 (de) 1989-05-09 1990-05-09 Farbbilderzeugungsvorrichtung

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EP90304984.9 Division 1990-05-09
EP90304984A Division EP0397465B1 (de) 1989-05-09 1990-05-09 Farbbilderzeugungsvorrichtung

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EP0602016A2 EP0602016A2 (de) 1994-06-15
EP0602016A3 true EP0602016A3 (de) 1995-05-10
EP0602016B1 EP0602016B1 (de) 1998-08-05

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EP94103206A Expired - Lifetime EP0602016B1 (de) 1989-05-09 1990-05-09 Farbbilderzeugungsvorrichtung

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US5168308A (en) * 1989-07-29 1992-12-01 Konica Corporation Clamshell-type electrophotographic image forming apparatus
JP3278198B2 (ja) * 1991-06-28 2002-04-30 キヤノン株式会社 プロセスカートリッジ、及び、前記プロセスカートリッジを着脱可能な画像形成装置
US5537188A (en) * 1993-08-20 1996-07-16 Konica Corporation Color image forming apparatus having a process cartridge and a color developer cartridge
US5541720A (en) * 1993-10-14 1996-07-30 Konica Corporation Color image forming apparatus with a process cartridge and a color developing unit
JP3337859B2 (ja) * 1994-04-26 2002-10-28 キヤノン株式会社 プロセスカートリッジ及び画像形成装置

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US3883242A (en) * 1970-12-29 1975-05-13 Canon Kk Electronic photographic copying machine
EP0276910A1 (de) * 1987-01-09 1988-08-03 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Arbeitseinheit und damit ausgestattetes Mehrfarben-Bilderzeugungsgerät
EP0293597A1 (de) * 1987-05-31 1988-12-07 Ricoh Company, Ltd Entwicklungsvorrichtung für ein Mehrfarben-Bilderzeugungsgerät
JPH02120870A (ja) * 1988-10-31 1990-05-08 Konica Corp カラー画像形成装置

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EP0228062B1 (de) * 1985-12-27 1992-03-11 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Photorezeptorkassette
KR920008748B1 (ko) * 1987-04-17 1992-10-09 마쯔시다덴기산교 가부시기가이샤 다색전자사진장치
CA2003398A1 (en) * 1988-11-21 1990-05-21 Shizuo Morita Color copy machine with detachable process cartridge

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US3883242A (en) * 1970-12-29 1975-05-13 Canon Kk Electronic photographic copying machine
EP0276910A1 (de) * 1987-01-09 1988-08-03 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Arbeitseinheit und damit ausgestattetes Mehrfarben-Bilderzeugungsgerät
EP0293597A1 (de) * 1987-05-31 1988-12-07 Ricoh Company, Ltd Entwicklungsvorrichtung für ein Mehrfarben-Bilderzeugungsgerät
JPH02120870A (ja) * 1988-10-31 1990-05-08 Konica Corp カラー画像形成装置

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 14, no. 343 (P - 1082) 25 July 1990 (1990-07-25) *

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EP0602016A2 (de) 1994-06-15
EP0397465A1 (de) 1990-11-14
DE69032546D1 (de) 1998-09-10
DE69013565D1 (de) 1994-12-01
DE69032546T2 (de) 1999-02-18
EP0602016B1 (de) 1998-08-05
EP0397465B1 (de) 1994-10-26
DE69013565T2 (de) 1995-03-30

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