Image forming apparatus having toner passage blocking mechanism
US8526853B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/169
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a handle member that is held by an operator when an orientation of the image forming apparatus is changed from a predetermined use orientation to a different orientation; and a blocking unit that is caused to block a path between the inside and an opening of a toner container, without being powered, in association with an operator operation performed to the handle member upon changing the orientation of the image forming apparatus from the use orientation to the different orientation.
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