Invention Grant
US07773890B2 Toner supplier, toner supply method, image forming apparatus and toner supply system
有权
墨粉供应商,墨粉供应方式,成像设备和墨粉供应系统
- Patent Title: Toner supplier, toner supply method, image forming apparatus and toner supply system
- Patent Title (中): 墨粉供应商,墨粉供应方式,成像设备和墨粉供应系统
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Application No.: US11685059Application Date: 2007-03-12
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Publication No.: US07773890B2Publication Date: 2010-08-10
- Inventor: Keizoh Chiba , Hiroshi Tateishi , Hirosato Amano , Tetsuo Noji
- Applicant: Keizoh Chiba , Hiroshi Tateishi , Hirosato Amano , Tetsuo Noji
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2006-081522 20060323
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
A toner supplier, including a toner container configured to contain a toner, an air discharger configured to discharge air from a bottom of the toner container to form a fluidized toner, a detector configured to detect usage information of the toner contained in the toner container, and a communicator configured to send and receive the usage information. The communicator is configured to communicate with an image forming apparatus connected to the toner supplier and a controller connected to the toner supplier.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070223945A1 TONER SUPPLIER, TONER SUPPLY METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TONER SUPPLY SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2007-09-27
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