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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2010
Applicants:
Toshihiro Hamano, Mito, JP;
Shigeru Tosa, Hitachinaka, JP;
Inventors:
Toshihiro Hamano, Mito, JP;
Shigeru Tosa, Hitachinaka, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0879 (2013.01); G03G 15/0862 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0665 (2013.01); G03G 15/0877 (2013.01); G03G 15/0856 (2013.01); G03G 15/0863 (2013.01); G03G 15/0865 (2013.01); G03G 15/0872 (2013.01); G03G 15/0855 (2013.01);
Abstract
A developer transport unit which includes an intra-vessel transporting device to transport developer in a developer storage vessel to an ejection unit. The developer storage vessel is detachably attached at one end to an ejection unit. There is a transport/supply device to transport the developer from the ejection unit to a sub-storage vessel, and an intermediate-developer amount detector to obtain an amount of developer present in the sub-storage vessel. Further, there is a control unit to control driving of the intra-vessel transporting device and the transport/supply device.