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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2012
Shinya Karasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Ken Amemiya, Tokyo, JP;
Michiya Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Iwasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Azeyanagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Uenishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Karasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Ken Amemiya, Tokyo, JP;
Michiya Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Iwasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Azeyanagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Uenishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A waste toner container includes a waste toner reservoir extending in a depth direction, an inlet portion provided above the waste toner reservoir, in which at least one waste toner inlet is formed, a first conveyance member provided in the waste toner reservoir to transport the waste toner in the depth direction, the first conveyance member movable upward as the amount of the waste toner in the waste toner reservoir increases, a second conveyance member provided in the inlet portion to transport the waste toner in a width direction and including a drive transmitter to transmit a driving force from the second conveyance member to the first conveyance member, and a waste toner detection unit to detect whether an amount of the waste toner in the waste toner container reaches a predetermined amount by detecting upward movement of the first conveyance member.