Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus and method for acquiring information of toner container
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Application No.: US15410395Application Date: 2017-01-19
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Publication No.: US10095159B2Publication Date: 2018-10-09
- Inventor: Masaaki Wakamatsu
- Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA , TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA,TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA,TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Agency: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a toner container attaching unit to which a toner container is to be attached, the toner container attaching unit including an apparatus-side terminal that comes into contact with a container-side terminal of the toner container and an apparatus-side coupling that engages with a container-side coupling of the toner container, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to execute a first process to acquire information of the toner container via the apparatus-side terminal, and cause the apparatus-side coupling to be rotated based on a result of the first process.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180203377A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING INFORMATION OF TONER CONTAINER Public/Granted day:2018-07-19
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