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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2016
Applicants:
Masahiro Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuro Hirota, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiro Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuro Hirota, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/556 (2013.01); G03G 21/1652 (2013.01); G03G 21/1839 (2013.01);
Abstract
A developing device includes a developer bearer disposed opposite an image bearer and configured to rotate and carry developer to a latent image on the image bearer, a developer container to contain the developer, a detector including a detecting portion to detect a density of toner in the developer in the developer container, a wire connected to the detector, and a wire holder to hold the wire and determine a position of the wire relative to the detector.