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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2008
Takeshi Sakashita, Osaka, JP;
Tomofumi Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Takeru Muramatsu, Ibaraki, JP;
Kohji Hatayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsutoshi Kichise, Osaka, JP;
Yuuji Meguro, Ibaraki, JP;
Takeshi Sakashita, Osaka, JP;
Tomofumi Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Takeru Muramatsu, Ibaraki, JP;
Kohji Hatayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsutoshi Kichise, Osaka, JP;
Yuuji Meguro, Ibaraki, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A powder housing unit includes a plate-shaped agitating unit that is horizontally arranged inside of a casing to accommodate a powder, a rotating shaft that causes the agitating unit to slide back and forth, and a powder conveying unit that conveys the powder in a horizontal direction during the sliding. The rotating shaft is supported by a shaft supporting unit in a rotatable manner such that a space is formed between the rotating shaft and the shaft supporting unit.