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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2009
Katsuhito Haruno, Sagamihara, JP;
Masaharu Furuya, Yokohama, JP;
Takuya Sekine, Yokohama, JP;
Masakazu Imai, Yokohama, JP;
Katsuhito Haruno, Sagamihara, JP;
Masaharu Furuya, Yokohama, JP;
Takuya Sekine, Yokohama, JP;
Masakazu Imai, Yokohama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A powder container includes a first container to contain powder falling from an opening located in an upper portion of the powder container, a second container that contains the powder and is located in the first container, on a route through which the powder that falls from the opening, a powder transport mechanism to transport the powder from the first container to the second container, and a detection mechanism to detect whether or not the first container is completely or nearly filled with the powder based on a load to the powder transport mechanism.