Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US16228992Application Date: 2018-12-21
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Publication No.: US10539918B2Publication Date: 2020-01-21
- Inventor: Makoto Kitamura
- Applicant: Oki Data Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
- Current Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.
- Priority: JP2017-015085 20170131
- Main IPC: G03G21/12
- IPC: G03G21/12 ; G03G15/08

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit and a cartridge removably attached thereto. The image forming unit includes: a toner image forming unit; and a toner storing portion including a first toner storing portion that stores a first toner, a waste toner storing portion that stores a waste toner, and a movable partition that separates the storing portions. The cartridge includes a second toner storing portion that stores a second toner. The image forming unit includes: a first portion for supplying the first toner in the first toner storing portion to the toner image forming unit; a second portion for supplying the second toner in the second toner storing portion to the toner image forming unit; and a conveying member that conveys the first toner supplied through the first portion and the second toner supplied through the second portion, to the toner image forming unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190113882A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2019-04-18
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