- Patent Title: Powder supply device and image forming apparatus incorporating same
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Application No.: US16523025Application Date: 2019-07-26
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Publication No.: US10649367B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Junichi Matsumoto , Tatsuya Kubo , Shuntaroh Tamaki , Hiroaki Okamoto
- Applicant: Junichi Matsumoto , Tatsuya Kubo , Shuntaroh Tamaki , Hiroaki Okamoto
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@7a3266b4 com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@51243ee5
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08
Abstract:
A powder supply device includes a powder conveyance path and a pair of electrodes to supply powder from a powder container. The powder conveyance path is configured to transport the powder in the powder container. The pair of electrodes is disposed at least in part in or on the powder conveyance path. The powder supply device is configured to detect an amount of powder in the powder conveyance path based on change of capacitance between the pair of electrodes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200033751A1 POWDER SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME Public/Granted day:2020-01-30
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