Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrophotographic image forming apparatus and process cartridge
- Patent Title (中): 电子照相成像设备和处理盒
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Application No.: US12265193Application Date: 2008-11-05
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Publication No.: US07689146B2Publication Date: 2010-03-30
- Inventor: Masaaki Sato , Kazuo Chadani , Shigeo Miyabe
- Applicant: Masaaki Sato , Kazuo Chadani , Shigeo Miyabe
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2004-198915 20040706; JP2004-214215 20040722
- Main IPC: G03G21/18
- IPC: G03G21/18

Abstract:
An electrophotographic image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, to which a process cartridge is detachably mountable, the apparatus, includes (a) a plurality of mounting portions for detachably mounting process cartridges, respectively, the process cartridges each including, an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a developer accommodating portion for accommodating a developer for use by the developing roller to develop the electrostatic latent image, a developer supply opening for supplying the developer to the developing roller from the developer accommodating portion, a sealing member for unsealably sealing the developer supply opening, and unsealing means for unsealing the developer supply opening by removing the sealing member from the developer supply opening; (b) a motor; and (c) driving force transmitting means for selectively transmitting a driving force from the motor to the unsealing means to unseal the developer supply openings of the process cartridges mounted to the mounting portions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090074454A1 ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE Public/Granted day:2009-03-19
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