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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Fumihito Itoh, Kawasaki, JP;
Shunji Katoh, Sagamihara, JP;
Hirosato Amano, Numazu, JP;
Kunio Makino, Mishima, JP;
Takamichi Enomoto, Numazu, JP;
Hiroyuki Uemura, Mishima, JP;
Inventors:
Fumihito Itoh, Kawasaki, JP;
Shunji Katoh, Sagamihara, JP;
Hirosato Amano, Numazu, JP;
Kunio Makino, Mishima, JP;
Takamichi Enomoto, Numazu, JP;
Hiroyuki Uemura, Mishima, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G015/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a developing device of the present invention for depositing toner on an image carrier to thereby develop a latent image formed thereon, a toner refilling device is configured to refill, when the toner is short, fresh toner at a position where the developing device is situated.