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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Yoshiyuki Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Sampe, Kanagawa, JP;
Misao Tanzawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshiyuki Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Sampe, Kanagawa, JP;
Misao Tanzawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/02 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus configured to form a toner image on a photoconductive element and transfer it to a recording medium of the present invention, the photoconductive element and an image transferring member pressed thereagainst are constructed into an image transferring unit. The image transferring unit is removable from the casing of the apparatus independently of image forming devices arranged around the photoconductive element other than the image transferring member.