Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image-forming apparatus provided with urging member for urging process cartridge
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Application No.: US16727479Application Date: 2019-12-26
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Publication No.: US10732567B2Publication Date: 2020-08-04
- Inventor: Shougo Sato
- Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@34d0ea4
- Main IPC: G03G21/18
- IPC: G03G21/18 ; G03G15/08 ; G03G21/10

Abstract:
An image-forming apparatus includes: a main body; a toner cartridge having a first opening; a process cartridge having a photosensitive drum and a second opening; a positioning part; a transfer unit; and an urging member. The toner cartridge and process cartridge are attachable to and detachable from the main body in an axial direction of the photosensitive drum. The positioning part and transfer unit are positioned above the process cartridge attached to the main body. The positioning part fixes the attached process cartridge in position relative to the main body. The urging member urges the attached process cartridge toward the positioning part and urges the process cartridge such that the toner can be supplied from the toner cartridge to the process cartridge through the first opening and the second opening when the toner cartridge and the process cartridge are attached to the main body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200133196A1 IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH URGING MEMBER FOR URGING PROCESS CARTRIDGE Public/Granted day:2020-04-30
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