Image forming apparatus including toner container with changeable attitude
US11500306B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0668
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a toner container, a toner conveyance portion, a container attachment portion, and a biasing mechanism. The toner container has a toner outflow port at a tip portion thereof. The toner conveyance portion is provided in the toner container and conveys toner in the toner container toward the toner outflow port. The container attachment portion supports the toner container. The biasing mechanism applies a biasing force to change the toner container from a horizontal attitude to an inclined attitude in accordance with a toner conveyance operation of the toner conveyance portion. When the toner container is in the inclined attitude, the toner outflow port faces diagonally downward.
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