Japan, July 14 -- CANON INC has got intellectual property rights for 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS.' Other related details are as follows:
Application Number: JP,2024-124593
Category (FI): G03G21/16,133,G03G21/18,114,G03G15/08,340
Stage: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide one form of an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus is removably attached with a supply container storing a developer, and comprises: an image carrier; a developer carrier; a developer container to which the supply container is removably attached, the developer container having a storage unit that rotatably supports the developer carrier and stores a developer to be carried on the developer carrier; and a loading unit on which a recording material ejected to the outside of the apparatus is loaded. The developer container has a projection part that is provided at one end in the direction of axis of rotation of the developer carrier, the projection part projecting toward the loading unit in an intersecting direction intersecting the direction of axis of rotation beyond the center part of the developer carrier. The projection part has an attachment part that communicates with the storage unit and is configured to allow the supply container to be attached to its tip part while being exposed to the outside of the apparatus. The attachment part is formed with a supply port for the developer to be supplied from the supply container to the storage unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 (Grant)
Filing Date: July 31, 2024
Publication Date: Oct. 7, 2024
The original document can be viewed at: https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/p0100
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