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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2016
Applicants:
Shoh Tsuritani, Osaka, JP;
Tomohiro Kubota, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Shimizu, Osaka, JP;
Masato Tsuji, Osaka, JP;
Akinori Harada, Osaka, JP;
Kyoko Abe, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Shoh Tsuritani, Osaka, JP;
Tomohiro Kubota, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Shimizu, Osaka, JP;
Masato Tsuji, Osaka, JP;
Akinori Harada, Osaka, JP;
Kyoko Abe, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0891 (2013.01); G03G 15/0846 (2013.01); G03G 15/0889 (2013.01); G03G 15/0893 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0132 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0838 (2013.01);
Abstract
A powder container is provided. The powder container includes a powder storage and a conveyer. The powder storage stores a powder to be used for image formation and has a vent hole to pass air between an inside and an outside of the powder storage. The conveyer conveys the powder inside the powder storage. The vent hole is on an upper surface of the powder storage facing the conveyer.