Toner container and image forming apparatus in which the toner container has protrusions which interact with the image forming apparatus
US9329529B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W30/80
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system with a container including a protrusion, and a receiver to receive the container. The receiver includes a slide block that is movable relative to a body of the receiver, the slide block including two surfaces, a first surface, initially contacted by the protrusion of the container during insertion of the container into the receiver, having a first slope to resist movement of the container towards the receiver, and a second surface, subsequently contacted by the protrusion of the container during the insertion of the container into the receiver, having a second slope to interact with the protrusion of the container to assist movement of the container towards the receiver. This construction provides the user with a changing insertion force to indicate proper mounting of the container.
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