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US 4,862,209 AGranted
Image forming apparatus having a removable image forming process kit
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsKoji Sakamoto, Misao Tanzawa
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AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsKoji Sakamoto, Misao Tanzawa
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An image recorder includes a cleaning unit having an opening which faces a photoconductive drum in a predetermined set position of the unit, and other process units which are arranged around the drum together with the cleaning unit. A process kit which at least includes the cleaning unit is removable from the image recorder independently of the drum. The image recorder is constituted by an upper and a lower unit, the upper unit being openable away from the lower unit. A member is provided which opens and closes the opening of the cleaning unit in an interlocked relation with the upper unit. The drum and process kit may be opened and closed together with the upper unit or, alternatively, the process unit may be opened and closed together with the upper unit with the drum retained by the lower unit, as desired.
An image recorder having an image carrier and a plurality of process units which are arranged around said image carrier, said image carrier and said process units being individually removably mounted in a body of said image recorder which is constituted by an upper and a lower unit, said upper unit being openable away from said lower unit, said image recorder comprising:
An image recorder as claimed in caim 8, wherein said guide means comprises a guide rail for supporting and guiding said housing of said developing unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.