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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1996
Eriko Chiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Hidenori Tomono, Yokohama, JP;
Hiromichi Komai, Yokohama, JP;
Toshio Kawakubo, Yokohama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for recycling a recording medium having an image forming substance deposited on both sides of the recording medium. A first image removing unit removes the image forming substance from a first side of the recording medium and a second image removing unit removes the image forming substance from a second side of the recording medium. A driving portion feeds the recording medium sequentially through the first image removing unit and then through the second image removing unit. Each image removing unit includes an image separating material which is constructed of a substance to which the image forming substance tends to adhere to and a backpressing material, which is formed opposite to the image separating material, and which presses the recording medium against the image forming substance. A surface of the backpressing material is formed of a material to which the image forming substance tends not to adhere.