Image forming apparatus having a detachable cartridge and developer residual amount sensor
US6445888B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/086
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming apparatus body having a space in which a cartridge is mounted, a developer residual amount sensor having a cartridge confronting face, a supported face, a sensor head and an inclination regulating projection member and serves to detect the amount of developer, a sensor holder having a sensor supporting face for supporting the supported face and a sensor holding portion for holding the developer residual amount sensor, and a fulcrum member which is rotatable with respect to the tip portion thereof as a fulcrum.
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