(19)
(11) EP 1 400 869 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
13.11.2013 Bulletin 2013/46

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
24.07.2013 Bulletin 2013/30

(21) Application number: 03021142.9

(22) Date of filing: 22.09.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G03G 15/08(2006.01)

(54)

Bag-type toner container with a shutter

Beutelartiger Tonerbehälter mit einem Verschluss

Récipient pour toner de type sac avec un obturateur

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 20.09.2002 JP 2002275690
05.02.2003 JP 2003028708

(43) Date of publication of application:
24.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/13

(73) Proprietor: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Tokyo 143-8555 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Matusmoto, Junichi
    Yokohama-shi Kanagawa (JP)
  • Kasahara, Nobuo
    Yokohama-shi Kanagawa (JP)
  • Iwata, Nobuo
    Sagamihara-shi Kanagawa (JP)
  • Muramatsu, Satoshi
    Tokyo (JP)
  • Katsuyama, Goro
    Yokohama-shi Kanagawa (JP)

(74) Representative: Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx 
Patentanwälte Stuntzstraße 16
81677 München
81677 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 1 229 402
 US-A1- 2001 052 526
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1999, no. 01, 29 January 1999 (1999-01-29) -& JP 10 274877 A (RICOH CO LTD), 13 October 1998 (1998-10-13)
   
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