Image forming apparatus
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11467533B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US17380647

    申请日:2021-07-20

    IPC分类号: G03G21/20 G03G21/16 G03G21/18

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a drawer, an operation panel, and a sensor. The housing includes a first side wall having a first opening, and a second side wall having a vent and extending in a direction crossing the first side wall. The drawer supports a cartridge. The drawer is movable through the first opening between an inner position at which the drawer is accommodated in the housing and an outer position at which a part of the drawer is exposed to outside the housing. At least part of the operation panel protrudes from an outer surface of the second side wall. The sensor is arranged in the housing between the drawer and the second side wall. The sensor is configured to detect at least temperature or humidity of ambient air taken in through the vent.

    Drum unit attachable to image forming apparatus and including toner cartridge having toner memory including three terminals

    公开(公告)号:US11762311B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-19

    申请号:US17852760

    申请日:2022-06-29

    IPC分类号: G03G15/20 G03G15/08

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0863

    摘要: A drum unit detachably attachable to an image forming apparatus includes: a frame; a photosensitive drum; a toner cartridge including a toner casing and a toner memory; a connector electrically connected to the image forming apparatus; and a relay board electrically relaying the toner memory and the connector. The toner memory performs communication according to a standard that sets a value of data on a basis of a voltage for data communication at a timing when a prescribed period of time has elapsed since the voltage has made a prescribed change. The toner memory consists of three terminals as electrical contacts. The three terminals are a power supply terminal for supplying a supply voltage to the toner memory, a ground terminal, and a data terminal for communication of data to be written into the toner memory and data to be read from the toner memory.