Cartridge with a replaceable toner container for a laser printing imaging apparatus
US6721525B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/068
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A toner supplying container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus. In one embodiment, the toner supplying container includes a first container for receiving toner and a second container for accommodating toner and providing toner to the first container. The second container is releasably mounted to the first container at a predetermined position such that the first container and second container communicate to each other. The second container is replaceable when the toner accommodated in the second container is used up by a third container that is substantially identical to the second container but has toner therein.
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