Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Powder collection device and image forming apparatus incorporating same
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Application No.: US16932888Application Date: 2020-07-20
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Publication No.: US11215948B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Shuntaroh Tamaki , Junichi Matsumoto , Tatsuya Kubo , Hiroaki Okamoto
- Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Xsensus LLP
- Priority: JPJP2019-140654 20190731
- Main IPC: G03G21/12
- IPC: G03G21/12 ; G03G15/00 ; G03G21/10
Abstract:
A powder collection device includes a collection container configured to store powder collected and a powder amount detector including a pair of electrodes. The powder amount detector detects an amount of powder in the collection container based on capacitance between the pair of electrodes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210034007A1 POWDER COLLECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME Public/Granted day:2021-02-04
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