Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus and drum cartridge
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Application No.: US15286851Application Date: 2016-10-06
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Publication No.: US09910384B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Shougo Sato
- Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- 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: JP2015-199114 20151007
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08 ; G03G21/18 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive drum; a toner cartridge having a toner supply port; and a developing unit including: a developing roller; a developing frame; and a conveyance portion capable of conveying toner contained in the toner cartridge to the developing frame. The conveyance portion including: a coupling tube capable of being coupled to the toner cartridge and having a toner receiving port that faces the toner supply port in a state where the coupling tube is coupled to the toner cartridge; a conveyance tube fixed to the developing frame, the conveyance tube being movable with respect to the coupling tube, in a state where the coupling tube is coupled to the toner cartridge and the toner receiving port faces the toner supply port; and a shutter movable between an open position and a closed position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170102641A1 Image Forming Apparatus and Drum Cartridge Public/Granted day:2017-04-13
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