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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2008
Tomohiro Kubota, Osaka, JP;
Tomofumi Yoshida, Ibaraki, JP;
Kenzo Tatsumi, Osaka, JP;
Hirobumi Ooyoshi, Ibaraki, JP;
Yoshiyuki Shimizu, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Kawakami, Hyogo, JP;
Koji Kato, Ibaraki, JP;
Yutaka Naitoh, Hyogo, JP;
Tomohiro Kubota, Osaka, JP;
Tomofumi Yoshida, Ibaraki, JP;
Kenzo Tatsumi, Osaka, JP;
Hirobumi Ooyoshi, Ibaraki, JP;
Yoshiyuki Shimizu, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Kawakami, Hyogo, JP;
Koji Kato, Ibaraki, JP;
Yutaka Naitoh, Hyogo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner cartridge is configured by integrally arranging a fresh toner storing chamber and a residual toner collection chamber. Fresh toner is filled in the fresh toner storing chamber through a fresh toner filling opening. Residual toner is conveyed in the residual toner collection chamber through a residual toner conveying opening. Two residual toner discharging openings are created in the residual toner collection chamber through which the residual toner is discharged.