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US9110403B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9110403-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414263094-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Publication date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
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A toner-container support unit is provided. The toner-container support unit includes: a toner container housing toner; a container mount including an internal space to accommodate the toner container; a toner-container receiver which is provided on an internal end side of the internal space of the container mount; a positioning hole formed on the back end surface of the toner container; a positioning pin provided in the toner-container receiver; a retracting assembly retracting a back end portion of the toner container to a toner-container receiver side when inserting the toner container into the container mount; and an inclination stopper which prevents the inclination of the toner container when the back end portion of the toner container is retracted by the retracting assembly toward the toner-container receiver.
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What is claimed is: 1. A toner-container support unit, comprising: a toner container housing toner; a container mount including an internal space to accommodate the toner container; a toner-container receiver which is provided on an internal end side of the internal space of the container mount, fixing and supporting a back end surface of the toner container inserted into the container mount; a positioning hole formed on the back end surface of the toner container; a posit…
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Physics · mapped topic
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Physics · mapped topic
- G03G15/0886Primary
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- What does patent US9110403B2 cover?
- A toner-container support unit is provided. The toner-container support unit includes: a toner container housing toner; a container mount including an internal space to accommodate the toner container; a toner-container receiver which is provided on an internal end side of the internal space of the container mount; a positioning hole formed on the back end surface of the toner container; a posi…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Fujimori Akira, Kosugi Hideki, Kubo Tatsuya, and 4 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/0875. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 18 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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