| 发明名称 | Lubricant supplying device, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge | ||
| 摘要 | In an embodiment, provided is a lubricant supplying device that includes: a solid lubricant; a supplying member that supplies lubricant of the solid lubricant to a lubricant supplying target; and a remaining amount detecting unit that detects an amount of the solid lubricant being at a given amount or less. The remaining amount detecting unit is provided on a downstream side in a rubbing direction of the supplying member with respect to the solid lubricant. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9081347(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2015.07.14 |
| 申请号 | US201313827444 | 申请日期 | 2013.03.14 |
| 申请人 | RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED | 发明人 | Fujimori Akira;Hatori Satoshi;Kumagai Naohiro;Yoshino Kaoru;Seki Hideyasu;Gotoh Ryohta;Shintani Takeshi;Taguchi Nobuyuki;Ninomiya Hiromichi;Kudo Norio;Honjoh Kenji;Azeyanagi Yuta |
| 分类号 | G03G15/00;G03G21/00 | 主分类号 | G03G15/00 |
| 代理机构 | Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. | 代理人 | Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. |
| 主权项 | 1. A lubricant supplying device comprising: a solid lubricant; a supplying member that supplies lubricant of the solid lubricant to a lubricant supplying target; a pressing member that presses the solid lubricant onto the supplying member; and a remaining amount detecting unit that detects an amount of the solid lubricant, wherein the remaining amount detecting unit is provided entirely on a downstream side in a rotational direction of the supplying member with respect to the pressing member. | ||
| 地址 | Tokyo JP | ||