Image forming apparatus and toner container therefor
US6591077B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0682
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a mount portion in which a toner container is expected to be set from above. When the toner container set in the mount portion runs out of toner, a spring causes the toner container to hop up away from a position where it is set. This promotes easy handling of the toner container in a limited space available in the apparatus.
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