Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Developer supply container and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 显影剂供应容器和图像形成装置
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Application No.: US11270601Application Date: 2005-11-10
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Publication No.: US07369798B2Publication Date: 2008-05-06
- Inventor: Kazuyoshi Sasae , Nobuo Nakajima , Fumio Tazawa
- Applicant: Kazuyoshi Sasae , Nobuo Nakajima , Fumio Tazawa
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2004-328681 20041112
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
A developer supply container detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes a developer discharge opening to be disposed opposite to a developer receiving opening of the apparatus main assembly; an operation member capable of performing a moving operation in a mounted state of the container; an open/close driving force transmitting portion provided to the operation member; a driving force transmitting portion for transmitting a driving force, to a apparatus shutter member, from the open/close driving force transmitting portion through an open/close driving force relay gear train provided to the apparatus main assembly; and a container-side abutting portion for abutting against a gear-side abutting portion provided to at least one gear of the relay gear train. When the developer supply container is mounted into the apparatus main assembly, the container-side abutting portion abuts against the gear-side abutting portion to rotate the relay gear train toward an initial position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060104673A1 Developer supply container and image forming apparatus Public/Granted day:2006-05-18
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