Image forming apparatus including toner cartridge that is detachable from housing with drum cartridge kept attached to housing
US-2024411267-A1 · Dec 12, 2024 · US
Toner container and image forming apparatus
US8958718B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8958718-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314066965-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | Sep 9, 2008 |
| Publication date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
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A toner container and an image forming apparatus are disclosed. The toner container includes a guiding member formed at a part surrounding a toner outlet to be protruded from a circumferential surface of the toner container for guiding an opening or closing operation of a shutter member in a circumferential direction of the toner container. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming apparatus main body. The image forming apparatus main body includes a main body side shutter for opening or closing a toner supplying opening to be connected to the toner outlet. When the shutter member is opened, an end surface of the guiding member pushes the main body side shutter together with the opening operation of the shutter member, and the toner supplying opening is opened and is connected to the toner outlet.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A toner container for use with an image forming apparatus, the toner container comprising: a toner storing section having a cylindrical shape and a length; a toner outlet at a circumferential surface of the toner container for discharging toner in the toner container to a toner supply opening of the image forming apparatus; a shutter member at a circumferential surface of the toner container for opening or closing the toner outlet due to rotation o…
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Physics · mapped topic
- G03G15/0886Primary
Physics · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
- G03G15/0867Primary
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- What does patent US8958718B2 cover?
- A toner container and an image forming apparatus are disclosed. The toner container includes a guiding member formed at a part surrounding a toner outlet to be protruded from a circumferential surface of the toner container for guiding an opening or closing operation of a shutter member in a circumferential direction of the toner container. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kadota Ichiro, Ohyama Kunihiro, Yamane Masayuki, and 5 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/0886. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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