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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2010
Applicants:
Hideo Yoshizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Hayakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Masashi Hasegawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Makoto Kawaguchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Hideo Yoshizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Hayakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Masashi Hasegawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Makoto Kawaguchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A toner container includes a container body that contains toner therein, and a cap portion that is held by a toner-container holding unit and includes a toner discharge opening to discharge the toner contained in the container body. A gear portion is detachably attached to the container body so that a rotational force is transmitted to the container body.