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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2007
Hiroshi Hosokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyonori Tsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Narumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryuta Takeichi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Arai, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanori Kawasumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiko Umemura, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroshi Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Fukuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Suzuki, Saitama, JP;
Yuusuke Noguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuosa Kuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Kikura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Hosokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyonori Tsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Narumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryuta Takeichi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Arai, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanori Kawasumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiko Umemura, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroshi Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Fukuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Suzuki, Saitama, JP;
Yuusuke Noguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuosa Kuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Kikura, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner bottle has a main body, an opening, a gear, and an intermediate area. The main body includes a guide used to guide the toner. The intermediate area is located between the main body and the opening. Both the main body and the intermediate area include a guide for guiding toner. An angle of the guide of the main body relative to the axis of rotation of the toner bottle is larger than an angle of the guide of the intermediate area.