Abstract: A photocopying arrangement which includes a bi partite housing accommodating a paper feeding unit, a corona discharge unit, an exposure station associated with an optical system to transfer an image of an original disposed on an exposure carriage, and a developing unit following the exposure station. The exposure carriage and the optical system are arranged in an upper housing section which is removable so as to uncover the entire paper flow. A bottom housing section, opened toward the top, accommodates the paper feeding unit, the corona discharge unit, the exposure station and the developing unit.