Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus and image forming system
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Application No.: US17897565Application Date: 2022-08-29
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Publication No.: US11977344B2Publication Date: 2024-05-07
- Inventor: Shinjiro Toba , Hiroshi Takarada , Hiroyuki Munetsugu , Goshi Ozaki , Sohta Sugimoto , Mitsuhiro Sato , Shinichi Nishida , Yuichi Fukui , Yukio Kubo
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: JP 21141732 2021.08.31 JP 21205884 2021.12.20
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08 ; G03G21/16 ; G03G21/20

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus to which a toner container is detachably mountable includes a mounting portion to which the toner container is detachably mountable and which includes a receiving port for receiving toner supplied from the toner container, a passage for permitting passing of the toner received through the receiving port and provided with a through hole, and a filter portion provided so as to cover the through hole and for permitting passing of air; and an accommodating portion configured to accommodate the toner received through the receiving port. At least a part of the through hole overlaps with the receiving port as viewed in a horizontal direction perpendicular to a direction of gravitation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220404738A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2022-12-22
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