Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Toru Iida

Yoshihiro Sakai

Yasuo Asahina

Michihito Ohashi

Junko Tomita

Shunichi Chiba

Shin-ichi Kuramoto

Yuichi Sato

Junichi Hirasawa

Device for regenerating printed sheet-like recording medium

A device for regenerating a sheet-like recoding medium which feeds a printed sheet-like recording medium. A regenerating treatment unit eliminates a image formed on the recording medium. The recording medium is then discriminated and separated based on whether the regenerated recording medium is reusable or not and whether the regenerated recording medium is to be treated again by the regenerating treatment unit, and a storing unit stores the separated reusable recording medium. Further, a control section controls the regenerating treatment unit to treat the regenerated recording medium again when the regenerated recording medium is judged to be treated again by the regenerating treatment unit.

The present invention discloses a device for regenerating a sheet-like recording medium comprising a means for feeding a printed sheet-like recording medium, a regenerating treatment means having a step for eliminating image formed on said recording medium, a means for discriminating and separating the recording medium whether the treated recording medium is reusable or not and a means for storing the separated reusable recording medium. Further, the present invention discloses, as Examples, regenerating treatment means treating sheet-like recording media printed with following toners or inks with following degrading agent or a color eliminating agent;

An image forming apparatus having an image forming case which is removably mounted on a body of the apparatus and loaded with a photoconductive drum, developing unit and a cleaning unit integrally therewith. A transfer charger unit and a register roller unit are each removably mounted on the image forming case by a holder. The holders of the transfer charger unit and register roller unit are individually accurately positioned relative to the case by a positioning mechanism when mounted on the case. The transfer charger unit is surely grounded when mounted on the case. An upper and a lower guide plate are interposed between the register roller unit and the photoconductive element for guiding a paper sheet. Opposite edges of each guide plate are individually disposed at predetermined positions.

Improved paper handling mechanism in conjunction with image forming

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Tokyo, Japan

Toru Iida