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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2007
Applicants:
Takeshi Fukao, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuru Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuchika Saeki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuosa Kuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsutomu Katoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuto Yokokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Takeshi Fukao, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuru Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuchika Saeki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuosa Kuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsutomu Katoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuto Yokokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a lubricant applying device, a position adjusting member adjusts relative positions of a lubricant and a rotating member. The rotating member rotates while in contact with the lubricant, receives the lubricant, and applies the lubricant to an image carrier in an image forming apparatus.