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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Masanori Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Nekka Matsuura, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Yanagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A disclosed image carrier toner unit includes: an image carrier; a supporting member configured to be integrated with the image carrier, the supporting member supporting the image carrier; and a toner storage unit configured to be integrated with the supporting member, the toner storage unit storing toner for developing a latent image on the image carrier as a visible image, wherein the image carrier toner unit is detachably attached to a device on which the image carrier toner unit is installed.