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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Kenji Honjoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Shintani, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohsuke Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Tomita, Kanagawa, JP;
Norio Kudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Honjoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Shintani, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohsuke Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Tomita, Kanagawa, JP;
Norio Kudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lubricant supplying device used with a solid lubricant, includes a supplying member to supply lubricant taken from the solid lubricant to an object to be supplied with the lubricant, and a remaining amount detecting section to detect a remaining amount of the solid lubricant becoming below a predetermined value. A detection of the remaining amount of the solid lubricant is executed when an operation to supply the lubricant to the object to be supplied with the lubricant stops.