Process cartridge with toner receiving unit along pivot axis of development unit
US12346058B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1861
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A process cartridge (2) includes: a photosensitive unit (100) including a photosensitive drum (21); and a development unit (200). The development unit includes: a developing roller (22); a toner chamber (203); a toner receiving unit (300) extending from the toner chamber to form a toner supply path (302) to the toner chamber; and a toner inlet (301) provided in the toner receiving unit. The development unit comprising the toner receiving unit is pivotably supported by the photosensitive unit, the development unit pivotable in a direction in which the developing roller approaches or is separated from the photosensitive drum.
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