Image forming apparatus that restrains contact failure of storage unit
US9811048B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1652
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, an image carrier, a developing device, a developer housing container, and a connector. The connector includes a connector housing and elastically deformable second ground terminal and second input/output terminal. The connector housing includes an opening and an end edge. The end edge defines one side portion of the opening. The second ground terminal and the second input/output terminal are projected from the opening. The second ground terminal and the second input/output terminal contact the first ground terminal and the first input/output terminal, respectively by mounting the developer housing container to the internal space. The second ground terminal and the second input/output terminal each abut the end edges on the connector housing with elastic force. The abutment regulates a maximum amount of projection of the second ground terminal and the second input/output terminal with respect to the opening.
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