- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus with sensor to detect developer in storage container and to detect position of cover for covering internal space where storage container is disposed
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Application No.: US16127515Application Date: 2018-09-11
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Publication No.: US10409199B2Publication Date: 2019-09-10
- Inventor: Daisuke Eto , Riku Minamoto , Koichi Hayashi , Takahisa Nakaue , Sadanori Nakae , Daichi Kawano
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agent Gerald E. Hespos; Michael J. Porco; Matthew T. Hespos
- Priority: JP2017-177610 20170915
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G15/08 ; G03G15/095 ; G03G15/09
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a housing in which a developing device is disposed, a cover member attached to the housing, a developer storage container to be detachably attached to the developing device, and a sensor unit. The developer storage container includes a container body having a storage space for storing a developer and a developer discharge port, and a moving wall configured to move in the container body. The sensor unit is arranged at a detection position where a detection sensor faces a specific area located above the developer discharge port on an outer peripheral surface of the container body when the cover member is in a closing posture, and arranged at a detection disable position where the detection sensor is distant from the specific area when the cover member is in an opening posture.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190086838A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2019-03-21
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