Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cartridge and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 墨盒和图像形成装置
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Application No.: US13675835Application Date: 2012-11-13
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Publication No.: US09042774B2Publication Date: 2015-05-26
- Inventor: Susumu Nittani
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Canon USA Inc. IP Division
- Priority: JP2011-249920 20111115
- Main IPC: G03G21/18
- IPC: G03G21/18 ; G03G15/08

Abstract:
A cartridge attachable/detachable to/from a main assembly of an image forming apparatus, the cartridge includes a developer storage unit configured to store developer, a partitioning member movably provided inside the developer storage unit and configured to partition the developer storage unit, a developer conveyance member configured to convey the developer stored in the developer storage unit, and an operated portion configured to move the partitioning member, wherein when the cartridge is attached to the main assembly, the operated portion is moved by touching the main assembly to move the partitioning member from a first position to a second position where the developer storage unit is caused to be greater in capacity than that in the first position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130121724A1 CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2013-05-16
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