Patent · US Expired

Image forming apparatus with toner housing container which promotes efficient toner supply

US5970290A · kind A · utility

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80Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 12, 1998
Grant dateOct 19, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/0685
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image forming apparatus is loaded with a toner housing container which houses toner and has an opening. A lower portion of the toner housing container is knocked with rotation of the toner housing container so that toner on an interior wall of the toner housing container is moved.

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