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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1986
Filed:
May. 29, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenya Komada, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 / ; 355 16 ; 355 / ;
Abstract
An image recording apparatus which sequentially performs a series of electrostatic or electrophotographic recording steps in accordance with the movement of a recording medium which is shaped as an endless belt. A section of the apparatus adapted to movably pass the belt around a drive roller, idle rollers and a tension roller have a unitary cassette configuration. Chargers, a recording head and other instruments located above the belt cassette are commonly mounted on a single base member. The belt cassette and base constitute an upper unit which is bodily movable away from a housing of the apparatus toward an open position thereof.