Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.
Image forming apparatus with integrated rotatable image carrier and writing device and method of assembling the same
 An image forming apparatus includes a common mount member formed with a shaft support portion for supporting a shaft supporting an image carrier and a writing device support portion for supporting the writing device. The common mount portion is affixed to a stationary member. The image carrier and writing device are held in a preselected positional relation via the common mount member. Also, a positional relation between the image carrier and a developing device is set via the common mount member. The image carrier and members surrounding it can be accurately assembled and adjusted in position with ease. 
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
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Hideaki Nobuyuki Yoshinobu Masanori
Kibune Yanagawa Takeyama Saito