Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Takanori Yamaki

Hiroshi Hosokawa

Hideo Aoki

Hideaki Mochimaru

Yoshiaki Tanaka

Nobuhiro Makita

Hiromi Takada

Yasuhiro Sagawa

Masayoshi Miyamoto

Takami Suzuki

Hiroyuki Idenawa

Takeshi Motohashi

Tadaaki Kanno

Toshio Shimazaki

Hajime Kanda

Hisao Ishizu

Takahiro Yagisita

Tomoo Sankoda

A laser printer or like electrostatic recording apparatus of the type developing an electrostatic latent image provided on a photoconductive drum by toner which is conveyed by a developing roller. Various devices of the apparatus including the photoconductive drum and developing roller are separated into an upper and a lower unit which are openable away from each other. A photoconductive drum assembly including the photoconductive element and a developing assembly including the developing roller are individually detachable from a body of the apparatus. Various measures are taken to enhance stable and safe operation, miniaturization, easy maintenance, operability, service life, and image quality.

Electrostatic recording apparatus

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Tokyo, Japan

Takanori Yamaki