Electrophotography – Having particular structure – Modular or displaceable
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-04
2007-12-04
Royer, William J. (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Having particular structure
Modular or displaceable
C399S299000, C399S302000, C399S346000, C399S358000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11106435
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes at least one process cartridge removably mounted on an apparatus body and including at least an image carrier on which a toner image is to be formed and a cleaning device configured to remove toner left after image transfer with a cleaning blade. A hole for passing a light beam emitted from an optical writing unit toward the image carrier therethrough is formed in part of a case bottom wall of the process cartridge higher in level than part of the case bottom wall below the cleaning blade.
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Hosokawa Hiroshi
Kimura Yoshiyuki
Kuwabara Nobuo
Murakami Wakako
Nagashima Hiroyuki
Oblon & Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
Royer William J.
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