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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2009
Applicant:
Toshimasa Shiobara, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshimasa Shiobara, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/01 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming unit includes an image supporter configured to be rotatable, and an amount detecting unit configured to rotate with a predetermined period to detect an amount of remaining developer. A rotation period of the amount detecting unit is an integral multiple of a rotation period of the image supporter.
Shiobara, Toshimasa. (2011). Image forming apparatus with developer amount determining unit having rotational period equal to integral multiple of image supporter rotational period (U.S. Patent No. 7970296). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7970296
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