Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus having toner passage blocking mechanism
- Patent Title (中): 具有调色剂通道阻挡机构的图像形成装置
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Application No.: US12923189Application Date: 2010-09-08
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Publication No.: US08526853B2Publication Date: 2013-09-03
- Inventor: Kaoru Tada , Nobuhiko Kita , Sei Onuma , Masafumi Takahira , Genta Hagiwara , Yuusuke Furuichi
- Applicant: Kaoru Tada , Nobuhiko Kita , Sei Onuma , Masafumi Takahira , Genta Hagiwara , Yuusuke Furuichi
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: JP2009-210828 20090911
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08 ; G03G15/00
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a handle member that is held by an operator when an orientation of the image forming apparatus is changed from a predetermined use orientation to a different orientation; and a blocking unit that is caused to block a path between the inside and an opening of a toner container, without being powered, in association with an operator operation performed to the handle member upon changing the orientation of the image forming apparatus from the use orientation to the different orientation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110064456A1 Image forming apparatus Public/Granted day:2011-03-17
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