Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US18213968Application Date: 2023-06-26
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Publication No.: US12092973B2Publication Date: 2024-09-17
- Inventor: Goshi Ozaki , Hiroyuki Munetsugu , Shinichi Nishida , Sohta Sugimoto , Mitsuhiro Sato , Masahiro Suetsugu
- 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 22137307 2022.08.30
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a first unit including an image bearing member and a second unit. The second unit includes a developing roller to supply the toner to the image bearing member, a mounting portion in which the replenishing container is dismountably mounted, and an accommodating portion to accommodate the toner replenished from the replenishing container. The second unit is movable between a first position where the developing roller contacts the image bearing member and a second position where the developing roller separates from the image bearing member. When a moving direction in which the second unit moves from the first position toward the second position is defined as a separating direction, the second unit is urged in the separating direction by a force which the mounting portion receives from the replenishing container when the replenishing container is mounted to the mounting portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240069467A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2024-02-29
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