Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus having developer accommodating container rotation detection
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Application No.: US16254996Application Date: 2019-01-23
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Publication No.: US10732553B2Publication Date: 2020-08-04
- Inventor: Tooru Kuroki , Hiromasa Katayama
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@66f465a7 com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@657ae4bc
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G15/08 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a developing device configured to develop an electrostatic latent image formed on an image bearing member, a rotatable developer accommodating container dismountably mounted in the image forming apparatus and configured to accommodate a developer, and a mounting portion including a receiving portion for receiving the developer discharged from the container and configured to mount the container. A cover is configured to open and close the mounting portion, and a rotation detecting portion is configured to detect rotation of the container mounted at the mounting portion. In addition, a display portion displays information, and a controller controls the display portion so that information on the rotation of the container is displayed at the display portion in a case that when the cover is open, with the rotation detecting portion detecting a predetermined amount of the rotation of the container.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190235429A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2019-08-01
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