Image-forming device having holder unit, in which toner box is detechably mounted

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9014595-B2
Application number	US-201414161499-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 22, 2014
Priority date	May 17, 2010
Publication date	Apr 21, 2015
Grant date	Apr 21, 2015

Abstract

In an image forming device, a drawer may move in a moving direction between an accommodated position, in which the drawer is accommodated in a main casing, and a pull-out position, in which at least part of the drawer is outside of the main casing. Toner boxes may be detachably attachable to the drawer. Each toner box may include: a toner container that may accommodate toner therein and that may be formed with an opening; and a shutter that may move between an open position for opening the opening and a closed position for closing the opening. The drawer may include a plurality of operation portions in one to one correspondence with the plurality of toner boxes. Each operation portion may move the shutter of a corresponding toner box between the open position and the closed position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image forming device comprising:
a main casing;
a drawer configured to move in a moving direction between an accommodated position in which the drawer is accommodated in the main casing and a pull-out position in which at least part of the drawer is outside of the main casing; and
a plurality of toner boxes that are detachably attachable to the drawer, each toner box including:
a toner container configured to accommodate toner therein and formed with…

Assignees

• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Itabashi Nao

Classifications

• G03G2215/0692

  Physics · mapped topic

• G03G15/0865 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G03G2215/067

  Physics · mapped topic

• G03G2221/1684

  Physics · mapped topic

• G03G15/0855

  Physics · mapped topic