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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2015
Applicants:
Kohta Sakaya, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Arasawa, Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Kohta Sakaya, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Arasawa, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 15/095 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/095 (2013.01); G03G 15/0886 (2013.01);
Abstract
A unit includes a part that is detachably attachable relative to an other unit, wherein the other unit includes an opening through which image forming powder is supplied from or received by the other unit, and a shutter that opens and closes the opening, and a collecting member that collects the image forming powder falling from at least one of the opening and the shutter by making contact with the shutter when detaching the unit from the other unit.