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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:
Dec. 13, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sadao Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Deki, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 15 ; 355 / ;
Abstract
A photoconductive element unit removably mounted in an electronic copier or like image-forming apparatus and having a single casing in which a photoconductive element, and a cleaning device made up of a cleaning means and a toner collecting container are accommodated. The cleaning device is removably mounted in the unit. The container is provided with an opening for producing toner which is collected in the container. Usually, a closure member is plugged in the opening to close it.