Developer supply container and developer supplying system

    公开(公告)号:US11480913B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-25

    申请号:US17089839

    申请日:2020-11-05

    Abstract: There are provided a developer accommodating portion for accommodating the developer, a discharge portion formed with a discharge opening for discharging the developer accommodated in the developer accommodating portion, and an engaging portion 30. The engaging portion 30 is engaged with an engaged portion 11b with a mounting operation of a developer supply container 1 to displace a developer receiving portion 11 in an upward direction U so that the receiving opening communicates with the discharge opening. The engaging portion 30 has a holding portion 31 which is provided rotatably about a rotation shaft 41 and is provided with holding portion 21 to be engaged with the engaged portion 11b to hold the engaged portion 11b. With the mounting operation, the engaging portion 30 rotates about the rotation shaft 41 so that the engaged portion 11b held by the holding portion 31 moves upward U.

    Image forming apparatus
    6.
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    公开(公告)号:US12072662B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-27

    申请号:US17227431

    申请日:2021-04-12

    CPC classification number: G03G21/12 G03G15/5016 G03G15/6558

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first seal, on which a first discrimination mark is displayed, provided at a position corresponding to a first mounting portion for mounting a first collecting container for collecting residual toner, and a second seal, on which a second discrimination mark is displayed, provided at a position corresponding to a second mounting portion for mounting a second collecting container for collecting residual toner. A notifying device notifies, in a case that one of the first collecting container and the second collecting container becomes full, information prompting exchange of the collecting container which becomes full and identifying the collecting container to be exchanged by indicating the first discrimination mark or the second discrimination mark.

    Developer supply container and developer supplying system

    公开(公告)号:US10852688B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-01

    申请号:US16354227

    申请日:2019-03-15

    Abstract: There are provided a developer accommodating portion for accommodating the developer, a discharge portion formed with a discharge opening for discharging the developer accommodated in the developer accommodating portion, and an engaging portion 30. The engaging portion 30 is engaged with an engaged portion 11b with a mounting operation of a developer supply container 1 to displace a developer receiving portion 11 in an upward direction U so that the receiving opening communicates with the discharge opening. The engaging portion 30 has a holding portion 31 which is provided rotatably about a rotation shaft 41 and is provided with holding portion 21 to be engaged with the engaged portion 11b to hold the engaged portion 11b. With the mounting operation, the engaging portion 30 rotates about the rotation shaft 41 so that the engaged portion 11b held by the holding portion 31 moves upward U.

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