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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2017
Michiya Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Taguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Fukao, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Karasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Iwasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kentaro Nodera, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanari Shimamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Michiya Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Taguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Fukao, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Karasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Iwasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kentaro Nodera, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanari Shimamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
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.