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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Akira Fujimori, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Hatori, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Kumagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaoru Yoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyasu Seki, Chiba, JP;
Ryohta Gotoh, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Shintani, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Taguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromichi Ninomiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Norio Kudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Honjoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Azeyanagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Fujimori, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Hatori, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Kumagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaoru Yoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyasu Seki, Chiba, JP;
Ryohta Gotoh, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Shintani, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Taguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromichi Ninomiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Norio Kudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Honjoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Azeyanagi, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an embodiment, provided is a lubricant supplying device that includes: a solid lubricant; a supplying member that supplies lubricant of the solid lubricant to a lubricant supplying target; and a remaining amount detecting unit that detects an amount of the solid lubricant being at a given amount or less. The remaining amount detecting unit is provided on a downstream side in a rubbing direction of the supplying member with respect to the solid lubricant.