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Image forming apparatus and apparatus for receiving consumable supplying member

A technology for toner containers and consumables, which is applied in the field of toner containers and can solve problems such as adverse effects of image forming operations

Active Publication Date: 2008-07-16
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC
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However, in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, since there is a photosensitive drum in the apparatus main body, if the window portion is provided, the light incident from the window portion may adversely affect the image forming operation.

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[0021] Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, an image forming apparatus (consumable supply member receiving device) equipped with the toner container (consumable supply member) of the present invention will be described.

[0022] FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a printer 1 as an example of an image forming apparatus. In addition, in Figure 1, the X-X direction is referred to as the front-to-back direction, the Y-Y direction is referred to as the left-right direction, the Z-Z direction is referred to as the up-down direction, the +X direction is referred to as the front, the -X direction is referred to as the rear, and the +Y direction is referred to as It is called right, the -Y direction is called left, the +Z direction is called up, and the -Z direction is called down. They also have the same meaning in other figures with direction marks.

[0023] The printer 1 (image formin...

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The present invention provides a consumable supply member and a toner container. The consumable supply member is detachably mounted on the device main body of the consumable supply member receiving device, the device main body has a window portion through which the interior of the frame can be visually recognized, and the consumable supply member includes: a container body , to store consumables; the visual recognition part is a part of the surface of the container main body, and is a part that is visually recognized from the outside through the window part; and a light shielding wall is erected on the surface of the container main body so that Surround the portion with visual identification. Thereby, when the consumable supply member is attached to the consumable supply member receiving device having the window portion, it is possible to eliminate adverse effects caused by light entering the device main body.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a toner container mounted on an image forming apparatus such as a printer, a copier, a facsimile machine, or a multifunction device thereof, and to a consumable supply member mounted on a consumable supply member receiving device. Background technique [0002] An image forming apparatus such as a printer is equipped with a developing mechanism for supplying toner to an image carrier, and has a toner container for replenishing the developing mechanism with toner. The toner container has a container body for storing toner, and is generally detachable from the image forming apparatus body so as to be replaced according to toner consumption. The same applies to ink cartridges in inkjet printers and the like. [0003] In general, an image forming apparatus has a frame structure, and constituent components such as the image carrier, the developing mechanism, and the toner container are housed inside the frame and cannot be s...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G03G21/16G03G15/08
Inventor 渡部俊彦千原资
Owner KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC
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