Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming device, developing device and toner cartridge
- Patent Title (中): 图像形成装置,显影装置和调色剂盒
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Application No.: US13304017Application Date: 2011-11-23
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Publication No.: US08320800B2Publication Date: 2012-11-27
- Inventor: Shougo Sato
- Applicant: Shougo Sato
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Priority: JP2005-274099 20050921
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
An image forming device has: a developing cartridge for developing an electrostatic latent image on an image carrying member and a toner cartridge. The developing cartridge contains a developing roller and a single auger. The toner cartridge is detachably attached to the developing cartridge and containing toner. The toner cartridge has an agitation mechanism that agitates the toner, a conveyance mechanism that conveys the toner to the agitation mechanism, and two ports, the two ports being aligned in the axial direction and communicated with the developing cartridge, respectively. The toner cartridge and the developing cartridge are arrayed side by side in a horizontal direction. The toner cartridge has a shape having a vertical cross section in which a horizontal length is greater than a vertical length.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120070196A1 IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, DEVELOPING DEVICE AND TONER CARTRIDGE Public/Granted day:2012-03-22
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