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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2010
Kaoru Tada, Osaka, JP;
Nobuhiko Kita, Osaka, JP;
Sei Onuma, Osaka, JP;
Masafumi Takahira, Osaka, JP;
Genta Hagiwara, Osaka, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Osaka, JP;
Kaoru Tada, Osaka, JP;
Nobuhiko Kita, Osaka, JP;
Sei Onuma, Osaka, JP;
Masafumi Takahira, Osaka, JP;
Genta Hagiwara, Osaka, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Osaka, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a handle member that is held by an operator when an orientation of the image forming apparatus is changed from a predetermined use orientation to a different orientation; and a blocking unit that is caused to block a path between the inside and an opening of a toner container, without being powered, in association with an operator operation performed to the handle member upon changing the orientation of the image forming apparatus from the use orientation to the different orientation.