Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US15696999Application Date: 2017-09-06
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Publication No.: US09964892B2Publication Date: 2018-05-08
- Inventor: Naoki Mizutani
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Stein IP, LLC
- Priority: JP2016-178711 20160913
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus of the present disclosure includes a developing device and a toner storage container. The toner storage container is detachable and attachable with respect to an apparatus main body. The toner storage container includes a supply screw which conveys toner by rotating forward, and a first engagement unit coupled via a gear train to a rotation shaft of the supply screw. The apparatus main body includes a second engagement unit which engages with the first engagement unit to restrain detachment/attachment of the toner storage container by engaging with the first engagement unit. In a case where an amount of toner in the toner storage unit has become equal to or less than a predetermined amount, a control unit makes the supply screw rotate backward to thereby release engagement between the first and second engagement units.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180074437A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2018-03-15
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