Customer replacement unit memory contact unit pressured according to movement of tray in an image forming apparatus
US10496037B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1869
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a tray for a toner cartridge slidably coupled to the main body, a lever hinge-coupled to the tray to rotate, and a link member, hinge-coupled to the lever, to move when the lever is rotated. The lever rotates in a first direction when the tray is pushed into the main body and rotates in a second direction opposite to the first direction when the tray is pulled out from the main body. The link member moves in a third direction when the lever is rotated in the first direction to so that pressure is applied to a customer replacement unit memory (CRUM) contact unit and moves in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction when the lever is rotated in the second direction so that the pressure is released from the CRUM contact unit.
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