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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2008
Tomofumi Yoshida, Ibaraki, JP;
Hirobumi Ooyoshi, Ibaraki, JP;
Kenzo Tatsumi, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Kawakami, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Shimizu, Osaka, JP;
Tomohiro Kubota, Osaka, JP;
Koji Kato, Ibaraki, JP;
Tomofumi Yoshida, Ibaraki, JP;
Hirobumi Ooyoshi, Ibaraki, JP;
Kenzo Tatsumi, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Kawakami, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Shimizu, Osaka, JP;
Tomohiro Kubota, Osaka, JP;
Koji Kato, Ibaraki, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner-collecting device includes a toner-collecting unit, a shaft member, and a guide member. The toner-collecting unit is configured to be detachably attachable. The shaft member is rotatably arranged in the toner-collecting unit. The guide member includes a sliding portion that allows the shaft member to slide while the shaft member is being inserted from one end to an opposite end of the toner-collecting unit.