11 results about "Toner refill" patented technology

An image forming apparatus includes a first opening / closing member to move between a first closed position, where it closes an attachment portion to receive toner supplied from a toner container, and a first open position, and an operation portion provided on a front surface of an apparatus body including a photosensitive drum. A second opening / closing member is provided on a side of the front surface of the apparatus body and moves between a second closed position, where the second opening / closing member closes with respect to the apparatus body, and a second open position. An upper part of the operation portion is held by the apparatus body so a display of the operation portion faces upward and downstream in the discharge direction and so the operation portion is located most downstream in the discharge direction in an area, above the second opening / closing member, of the front surface of the apparatus body.

This utility model belongs to the field of refillable ink cartridge technology, and particularly relates to a refillable ink cartridge that facilitates toner refilling. It includes a refillable ink cartridge body, with a limiting block fixedly connected to one end of the body. An installation spring is fixedly connected to the end of the body away from the limiting block. A toner refilling seat is installed at the top of the body. A connection port is provided on the inner wall of the refilling seat, and a sealing plug is fitted into the inner wall of the connection port. A sealing ring is provided at the connection between the sealing plug and the connection port. By using the sealing plug, the operator injects toner into the refillable ink cartridge body through the connection port on the inner wall of the refilling seat. Then, the operator fits the sealing plug into the connection port on the inner wall of the refilling seat. The sealing ring improves the sealing performance of the sealing plug. Simultaneously, the pressure ring and rubber seat facilitate a stable engagement between the sealing plug and the refilling seat, preventing the sealing plug from falling off and causing a decrease in its sealing performance.

This utility model relates to the field of toner cartridge technology, specifically a toner cartridge with auxiliary toner refilling capability. It includes a toner cartridge body for supplying toner, a feed pipe for feeding is connected through the upper part of the inner wall of the toner cartridge body, and a screw cap for sealing is threaded onto the upper part of the feed pipe. The toner cartridge body contains a feeding mechanism for auxiliary toner feeding and a dehumidification mechanism for dehumidifying the toner. The feeding mechanism includes a housing connected to the inner wall of the toner cartridge body for protecting bevel gears a and b. An auger for feeding is connected through a damping bearing to the upper part of the inner wall of the housing and is disposed inside the feed pipe. This toner cartridge with auxiliary toner refilling assists in refilling by inserting the toner bottle into the feed pipe and then continuously squeezing the arc-shaped toothed plate to drive the auger to rotate, preventing blockage during toner refilling. A desiccant absorbs moisture from the toner inside the toner cartridge body, preventing clumping.

An image forming apparatus includes: a body comprising a developing device, and a mounting unit from which a toner refill cartridge is detachable and which is connected to the developing device and delivers toner accommodated in the toner refill cartridge to the developing device. The body includes a housing having a communication hole so that the toner refill cartridge is mounted on the mounting unit from outside the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a drive unit to provide a driving force to the toner refill cartridge so that toner is supplied from the toner refill cartridge to the developing device: a detecting unit to acquire a detected value corresponding to an amount of toner in the toner refill cartridge; and a controller to control an operation of the drive unit based on the detected value.

An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a print engine to perform a print job by using a toner filled in a toner cartridge, a communication apparatus to communicate with a memory chip attached to a toner refill apparatus refilling the toner in the toner cartridge, and a processor to, based on an error being found in a toner injection process for the toner cartridge by using the toner refill apparatus, store information related to the error in the toner cartridge.

A toner cartridge and a toner refill device are provided. The toner cartridge includes: a customer replaceable unit monitoring device; and a toner refill device for storing error information during the toner filling process of the toner cartridge. The availability of a toner cartridge refill operation is identified based on a predetermined first reference value and the amount of toner detected in the toner cartridge, provided that the error information is not stored in the customer replaceable unit monitoring device. Conversely, the availability of a toner cartridge refill operation is identified based on a predetermined second reference value and the amount of toner detected in the toner cartridge, provided that the error information is stored in the customer replaceable unit monitoring device.