Powder container having a lower part with a trapezoid-shaped cross-section
US7515855B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0682
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a development mechanism for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrying member into a visual image, a toner storage detachably installed and provided for storing toner therein, a toner transporting mechanism for transporting the toner from the toner storage to the development mechanism, and a supporting device for detachably supporting the toner storage therein and moving between a set position at which the toner storage is engaged with the toner transporting mechanism and a tilt position at which the toner storage is disengaged from the toner transporting mechanism.
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