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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
May. 19, 2015
Satoshi Hatori, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryohta Gotoh, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Fujimori, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Kumagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaoru Yoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyasu Seki, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Taguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromichi Ninomiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Azeyanagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhito Kuboshima, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Hatori, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryohta Gotoh, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Fujimori, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Kumagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaoru Yoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyasu Seki, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Taguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromichi Ninomiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Azeyanagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhito Kuboshima, Tokyo, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lubricant supplying device includes: lubricant; a supplying member that supplies the lubricant to a lubricant supply target; and a remaining amount detecting unit that detects that a remaining amount of the lubricant is equal to or smaller than a certain amount. The remaining amount detecting unit includes a first electrode member and a second electrode member. The lubricant supplying device includes a member that causes at least a part of the second electrode member to move and causes the second electrode member to abut the first electrode member with an increase in consumption of the lubricant.