Photocopying – Contact printing – Light boxes
Patent
1990-07-06
1993-08-10
Gellner, Michael L.
Photocopying
Contact printing
Light boxes
355246, 355313, 3461531, G03G 2100
Patent
active
052353842
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus having various process units at least one of which is removable for replacement. The apparatus has a mode selecting a device accessible for selecting desired one of a plurality of image modes. A photoconductive element, developing unit, image transferring unit and other replaceable process units each is provided with a storage for storing image forming conditions which match an image mode selected on the mode selecting device. A copy process and other conditions are set up on the basis of the conditions stored in the storage. Another storage is loaded with data associated with the service life of a replaceable process unit.
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Ishijima Hisashi
Ishikawa Tomoji
Kai Tsukuru
Obu Makoto
Oka Seiji
Gellner Michael L.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
Stanzione P.
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