Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus including a waste toner container removably installed
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Application No.: US17325585Application Date: 2021-05-20
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Publication No.: US11243493B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Satoshi Ando
- 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: Lex IP Meister, PLLC
- Priority: JPJP2020-090819 20200525
- Main IPC: G03G21/12
- IPC: G03G21/12 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a waste toner container installed removably in an apparatus body through an opening and collecting a waste toner discharged from an image forming section in which an image is formed with toner, and an opening/closing cover supported at an edge of the opening and pivoting about an axis line extending in a specific direction, the opening/closing cover pivoting about the axis line and moving between a closed position to close the opening and an open position to open the opening. The waste toner container has an engaged part, and the opening/closing cover has an engaging part that engages with the engaged part. The engaging part engages with the engaged part in the closed position to hold the opening/closing cover in the closed position when the waste toner container is installed in the apparatus body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210364976A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2021-11-25
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