Powder container and image forming apparatus
US10048615B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0817
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A powder container includes a discharge port, and a container identifier shape portion provided on a front end surface of the powder container in an insertion direction and that functions to identify a type of the powder container, the insertion direction being a direction in which the container body is inserted. The powder container further includes a driven portion that interlocks with a first main-body interlocking portion of the image forming apparatus at the time of setting in the main body of the image forming apparatus, and an identifier opening group that starts to interlock with a second main-body interlocking portion of the image forming apparatus after the driven portion starts to interlock with the first main-body interlocking portion. A position of the identifier opening group relative to the driven portion in the circumferential direction varies depending on a type of the powder container to be identified.
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