Packaged cartridge, packing material and cartridge

US9501031B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9501031-B2
Application numberUS-201314013668-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 29, 2013
Priority dateAug 31, 2012
Publication dateNov 22, 2016
Grant dateNov 22, 2016

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A packaged cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus includes: (i) a cartridge provided with a grip portion; (ii) a frame portion accommodating the cartridge, the frame portion including an opening and a recessed portion so that the grip portion is exposed through the opening so as to be capable of being gripped; and (iii) a cap portion movable, in a state in which the cartridge is accommodated in the recessed portion, relative to the frame portion between an open position where the opening is open and a closed position where the opening is closed. A gap is provided between the cartridge and an inner surface of the frame portion that when the frame portion is moved relative to the cap portion in an opening direction with a cap portion side of the packaged cartridge faced down, the cartridge interferes with the inner surface of the frame portion.

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What is claimed is: 1. A packaged cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, said packaged cartridge comprising: (i) a cartridge; (ii) a frame portion including a recessed portion for accommodating said cartridge; and (iii) a cap portion movable, in a state in which said cartridge is accommodated in said recessed portion, relative to said frame portion so as to cover said cartridge, wherein said frame portion and said cap portion are rotatably connected by…

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What does patent US9501031B2 cover?
A packaged cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus includes: (i) a cartridge provided with a grip portion; (ii) a frame portion accommodating the cartridge, the frame portion including an opening and a recessed portion so that the grip portion is exposed through the opening so as to be capable of being gripped; and (iii) a cap portion movable, in a state in which the cartri…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Canon Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G03G21/181. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 22 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).