IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE THEREFOR

    公开(公告)号:US20240361726A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18765403

    申请日:2024-07-08

    摘要: An image forming device is provided with a housing formed with an opening, a cover configured to move between a closing position and an opening position, and a plurality of process cartridges including a first process cartridge and a second process cartridge. The first and second process cartridges respectively include first and second photosensitive drums configured to rotate about first and second drum axes both extending in a first direction. The first and second developing devices are configured to supply toner to the first and second photosensitive drums, respectively. The first and second supplying devices are formed with first and second supply ports through which the toner to be supplied to the first and second developing devices are provided, respectively. Both the first and second supplying ports are opened to outside the housing.

    Image forming apparatus
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12130580B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-29

    申请号:US18340172

    申请日:2023-06-23

    发明人: Shougo Sato

    IPC分类号: G03G21/16 G03G21/18

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a body casing, a pressing member, a process cartridge, and a drawer. The body casing includes a positioning member. The pressing member is disposed inside the body casing. The process cartridge includes a photosensitive drum. The drawer is configured to support the process cartridge and to move, in a sliding direction orthogonal to an axis direction of the photosensitive drum, between an inside position that is a position inside the body casing and an outside position that is a position outside the body casing. The process cartridge includes an engagement portion and a spring. The engagement portion is configured to be positioned by the positioning member. The spring is configured to be pressed by the pressing member such that the engagement portion is pressed toward the positioning member.

    Image forming apparatus and toner cartridge

    公开(公告)号:US12130576B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-29

    申请号:US18344272

    申请日:2023-06-29

    IPC分类号: G03G21/12 G03G15/08 G03G21/10

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a drawer, a drum cartridge, an exposure device, a fixing device, and a toner cartridge. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a cleaning member, a developing device, a waste toner conveying pipe, and a frame. The toner cartridge includes a toner container and a waste toner container. The cleaning member is located between the photosensitive drum and the fixing device in a vertical direction in the state where the drum cartridge is mounted to the drawer and the drawer is located at an inner position. The drum cartridge is capable of being mounted to the drawer. The toner cartridge is attachable to and detachable from the drum cartridge.

    Image recording apparatus downsized in vertical direction

    公开(公告)号:US12128674B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-29

    申请号:US17814569

    申请日:2022-07-25

    IPC分类号: B41J11/70

    CPC分类号: B41J11/70

    摘要: An image recording apparatus includes a housing, an operation panel, a sheet conveyor, a recording device, and a cutting device. The operation panel is disposed at a first-side face of the housing in a first direction. The first direction is orthogonal to a vertical direction and extends from a first side to a second side of the image recording apparatus. In the first direction, the cutting device is closer to the first side of the image recording apparatus than the recording device is and closer to the second side of the image recording apparatus than the operation panel is. The cutting device includes a cutter, and a cutter carriage to move with the cutter mounted thereon along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and the vertical direction. The operation panel overlaps a movable area of the cutter carriage when viewed in the first direction.

    COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20240349362A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-17

    申请号:US18752990

    申请日:2024-06-25

    发明人: Hirotaka ASAKURA

    IPC分类号: H04W76/10 H04W24/02 H04W84/12

    CPC分类号: H04W76/10 H04W24/02 H04W84/12

    摘要: A first terminal obtains a character string by decoding a code image. The character string is described in accordance with Bootstrapping Information Format and includes a public key of a communication apparatus and specific information. The first terminal displays an operation screen by using the specific information. The first terminal executes a first target communication with the communication apparatus by using the public key after a changing operation indicated by the operation screen is performed to the communication apparatus. A second terminal obtains the character string by decoding the code image. The second terminal executes a second target communication with the communication apparatus by using the public key after the changing operation is performed to the communication apparatus without displaying the operation screen using the specific information.

    Process unit
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12117766B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-15

    申请号:US17685967

    申请日:2022-03-03

    IPC分类号: G03G21/18

    摘要: A process unit includes a drum frame supporting a photoconductor drum and a development frame supporting a development roller. The development cartridge is swingably supported by the drum frame at a coupling joint provided at a first side of the development frame and a support portion provided at a second side of the development frame. A center of rotation of the development roller is located in a position shifted from a line segment connecting a center of rotation of the coupling joint and a center of rotation of the photoconductor drum to an upstream side with respect to a direction of rotation of the coupling joint as viewed in an axial direction of the development roller, such that the development roller is pressed against the photoconductor drum by the action of the rotatory force received by the coupling joint.