发明授权
- 专利标题: Toner container, developing device, process cartridge and image forming apparatus
- 专利标题(中): 调色剂容器,显影装置,处理盒和成像装置
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申请号: US13323018申请日: 2011-12-12
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公开(公告)号: US08655202B2公开(公告)日: 2014-02-18
- 发明人: Taku Fukita , Toshikazu Tsuchiya , Masafumi Monde , Hidetoshi Hanamoto , Tsutomu Ishida
- 申请人: Taku Fukita , Toshikazu Tsuchiya , Masafumi Monde , Hidetoshi Hanamoto , Tsutomu Ishida
- 申请人地址: JP Tokyo
- 专利权人: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- 当前专利权人: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- 当前专利权人地址: JP Tokyo
- 代理机构: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- 优先权: JP2010-278392 20101214
- 主分类号: G03G15/08
- IPC分类号: G03G15/08
摘要:
A toner container includes a toner accommodating portion: a rotatable toner stirring member; a sensor for detecting a remaining amount of the toner; wherein the sensor includes a first flexible sheet portion, a second sheet portion, a first opening, a first electroconductive portion, a second electroconductive portion, wherein the first sheet portion flexes by a stirring operation of the stirring member, and the first electroconductive portion is contacted to the second electroconductive portion, by which the remaining toner amount is detectable, and wherein the toner accommodating portion is provided with a second opening for communicating the first opening and an outside of the toner accommodating portion with each other.
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