Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus and toner case
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Application No.: US15835684Application Date: 2017-12-08
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Publication No.: US10042287B2Publication Date: 2018-08-07
- Inventor: Daisuke Mimura , Tomohiro Watatani
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Studebaker & Brackett PC
- Priority: JP2016-239511 20161209
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a toner case and an attachment part. The toner case includes a case main body, a rotator, a transmitter and a moving mechanism. The rotator rotates around a rotation axis. At least apart of the rotator is stored in the case main body. The transmitter is arranged outside the case main body and has a transmitting coupling. The attachment part includes a manipulation member and a driving coupling. As the manipulation member moves from a first manipulating position to a second manipulating position in a state where the toner case is attached to the attachment part, the moving mechanism moves the transmitter from a first position to a second position which is arranged at an outside of the first position in a rotation axis direction of the rotator, and the transmitting coupling is coupled to the driving coupling.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180164715A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TONER CASE Public/Granted day:2018-06-14
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