Classifying apparatus, classifying method, toner and method for producing the toner

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9207552
APP PUB NO 20120048786A1
SERIAL NO

13209828

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A classifying apparatus including a cylindrical casing, a powder material feeding port, a louver ring disposed in the casing to be in communication with the powder material feeding port in a horizontal direction, a center core, a separator core, a dispersion chamber defined by the center core and an inner wall of the casing at the powder material-fed side, a classification chamber defined by the center core, the separator core and a side inner wall of the casing, and a flow path encircling the louver ring, wherein in a horizontal cross section of part of the classifying apparatus where the part contains the powder material feeding port and the louver ring, the louver ring is located at a position where the louver ring does not intersect with an extended line of a wall surface of the powder material feeding port at the side of the louver ring.

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RICOH COMPANY LTDTOKYO 143-8555

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Makino, Nobuyasu Shizuoka, JP 27 261
Matsushita, Natsuko Shizuoka, JP 12 18
Tanaka, Tetsuya Shizuoka, JP 164 2176

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