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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2007
Ryoh Idehara, Hyogo, JP;
Nobuhiko Kita, Osaka, JP;
Sei Onuma, Osaka, JP;
Kazuyoshi Kondo, Osaka, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Osaka, JP;
Tadashi Okano, Ibaraki, JP;
Genta Hagiwara, Osaka, JP;
Kaoru Tada, Osaka, JP;
Ryoh Idehara, Hyogo, JP;
Nobuhiko Kita, Osaka, JP;
Sei Onuma, Osaka, JP;
Kazuyoshi Kondo, Osaka, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Osaka, JP;
Tadashi Okano, Ibaraki, JP;
Genta Hagiwara, Osaka, JP;
Kaoru Tada, Osaka, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A process cartridge includes a photoconductor driven by gears, a developing roller, an agitator. The process cartridge is mounted on an image forming apparatus that forms an image with toner. The process cartridge includes an air inlet and an air outlet on a side plate thereof. The gears are arranged along a path between the air inlet and the air outlet.