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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2006
Kazuosa Kuma, Yokohama, JP;
Yuusuke Noguchi, Yokosuka, JP;
Hiroshi Ishii, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Kikura, Yokohama, JP;
Yutaka Fukuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuki Suzuki, Kawaguchi, JP;
Kazuosa Kuma, Yokohama, JP;
Yuusuke Noguchi, Yokosuka, JP;
Hiroshi Ishii, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Kikura, Yokohama, JP;
Yutaka Fukuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuki Suzuki, Kawaguchi, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a toner container, an image development mechanism, and a toner container holder. The toner container has a longitudinal length with first and second longitudinal ends, is driven for rotation to move the toner. The image development mechanism develops an electrostatic latent image into a toner image. The toner container holder includes a base plate onto which the toner container is inserted in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the toner container. The toner container holder further includes first and second supporters. The first and second supporters are mounted in traversal edge sides of the base plate and support the first and second longitudinal ends of the toner container, respectively.