Consumables storage container, image forming apparatus, process cartridge, and service control system
US8588625B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1892
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A consumables storage container has an opening through which consumables are supplied. The consumables storage container includes a seal detachably attached to the opening to seal the opening, a part ID storage disposed on the seal, and a positioning holder to position and hold the seal at a prescribed position where the part ID storage is readable after the opening is unsealed.
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