Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Masanari Shimamoto

Daisuke Tomita

Nobuyuki Taguchi

Nobuo Kuwabara

Takeshi Fukao

Yasuhiro Maehata

Michiya Okamoto

Takuma Iwasaki

Shinya Karasawa

Kentaro Nodera

Yasuhito Kuboshima

Norio Kudoh

Kento Aoki

An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable image bearer, an exposure device, a development unit, an adjuster, and a magnetic member. The exposure device forms a latent image on a surface of the image bearer. The developing unit renders the latent image visible with developer including toner and carrier. The adjuster contacts each of the image bearer and the exposure device to regulate a distance between the image bearer and the exposure device. The magnetic member is arranged side by side with the adjuster in a direction of rotation of the image bearer.

Image forming apparatus and process cartridge

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Kanagawa, Japan

Masanari Shimamoto