Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Developer supplier, developing device including the same, image forming apparatus, and developer container included in the developer supplier
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Application No.: US15138238Application Date: 2016-04-26
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Publication No.: US09684262B2Publication Date: 2017-06-20
- Inventor: Daisuke Eto
- 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: JP2015-090228 20150427
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
A developer supplier includes a developer container and a main unit. The main unit includes a mounting section for allowing the developer container to be mounted therein. The developer container includes a container body, a container shutter and a developer discharge port. The container shutter is supported on the container body and covers or exposes the developer discharge port. The main unit includes a housing and a guide mechanism. The housing is formed with a developer supply port. The developer container is mounted into a first position of the mounting section while being guided in a first direction by the guide mechanism, and subsequently the container body is rotated from the first position to a second position in a first rotational direction to thereby move and expose the developer discharge port away from the container shutter so that the developer discharge port communicates with the developer supply port.
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