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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190070 | Toner cartridge and image forming apparatus including the toner cartridge A toner cartridge for containing toner is provided with a lever for operating the toner cartridge, and a cover partly surrounding the lever. The cover forms an uncovering area where the lever is not covered, and a user can access the lever through the uncovering are... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190069 | Visible image forming device and image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a developing device, a developer container and a hole connection member. The developing device is provided so as to be movable in a direction in which it comes close to and goes away from the image carrier. And, ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190068 | Developer supply container with mounting attitude regulation and drive receiving member rotation suppression features A developer supply container is detachably mountable to a developer receiving apparatus, which includes a driving gear. The container includes a developer containing portion; a rotatable discharging member provided in the containing portion to discharge the develope... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185023 | Developer container, developing apparatus and process cartridge A developer container for an image forming apparatus includes a developer accommodating chamber, provided with an opening, for accommodating a developer to be supplied to the opening; a feeding member, provided in the developer accommodating chamber and having an el... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8155567 | Developing device, process cartridge and image forming apparatus A developing device includes a first conveying unit provided within a developing agent storage chamber and configured to convey developing agent from one end of the storage chamber to another end in a longitudinal direction of a developing agent carrier disposed wit... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155568 | Toner container, production method for toner product and toner replenishing method A toner container for replenishing toner to an image forming apparatus, including: a container main body having a toner outlet and a toner conveyance device which conveys the toner toward the toner outlet through rotation; a cap which covers the toner outlet and has... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150298 | Toner cartridge with protrusion portion and image forming apparatus A developer cartridge includes a developer storage portion for retaining developer. The developer storage portion includes an opening portion. The developer cartridge further includes a shutter member for opening and closing the opening portion; and a first protrusi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150299 | Toner supplying apparatus and toner supplying method for image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes plural developing devices arranged at a fixed interval, plural toner cartridges arranged at an interval smaller than the interval among the developing devices, and plural sub-hoppers that receive toners stored in the toner cartrid... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8131188 | Developer container A developer container is provided. The developer container includes a first housing having an agitating member; and a second housing covering the first housing and being rotatable around the agitating member relative to the first housing. The first housing includes ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131189 | Developer supply container If a user is not familiar with the operation for the developer supply container, the rotating operation for the developer supply container may be insufficient, so that developer supply container does not reach a predetermined operating position, with the result of a... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8121524 | Developer supply container and image forming apparatus A developer supply container includes a container body, a developer conveyance member, and a clog prevention member. The container body includes an outlet port and contains developer therein. The developer conveyance member includes a rotational shaft and a conveyan... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116666 | Developer container and image forming apparatus that incorporates the developer container A toner container holds toner and is detachably attached to an image forming apparatus. A housing holds the toner therein and includes a first engagement portion and an opening through which the toner is discharged into the image forming apparatus. The first engagem... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8103198 | Toner container A toner container installed in an image forming apparatus includes a toner container main body having a predetermined length and in which toner is accommodated, a discharge port through which the toner is discharged from the toner container main body, a shutter whic... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099028 | Developer supplying apparatus and developer supplying system A developer supply system including a developer supply apparatus and a developer supply container which is detachably mountable to the apparatus, the system includes the developer supply container including a rotatable container body having an inner space configured... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8068770 | Toner cartridge, image forming apparatus, method of recycling toner cartridge An insertion passage 104Y for inserting a suction nozzle 73Y fixed to an image forming apparatus is provided on a holder 102Y, and a connecting passage 114Y that connects the insertion passage 104Y and a toner storage section 10... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064807 | Developer supply system and image forming apparatus incorporating same A developer supply system includes a container, a memory, and a positioning mechanism. The container has a deformable bag formed of flexible material to accommodate developer therein. The memory is attached to a given planar surface of the deformable bag to store in... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8050598 | Toner cartridge and image forming apparatus for mounting the same A toner cartridge in a bottle shape for storing toner is composed of a first cylindrical portion having a blocked bottom wall at one end and an opening at the other end and a second cylindrical portion in which one end thereof is connected to the opening, and an ope... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050597 | Toner container having a gear portion and image forming apparatus A toner container includes a container body that contains toner therein, and a cap portion that is held by a toner-container holding unit and includes a toner discharge opening to discharge the toner contained in the container body. A gear portion is detachably atta... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8036578 | Toner cartridge, adaptor for toner cartridge, toner cartridge assembly and image forming apparatus A toner cartridge (20) has a cartridge main body (21) as a container filled with a developer and a shutter mechanism (25) that opens and closes a developer discharging orifice (231) formed in the cartridge main body (21). The cartr... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8027623 | Developing device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus having a discharge port facing a section of a transport member without a screw part A developing device, process cartridge and image forming apparatus of a premix developing system, with which developer splashed by the transport member is not discharged from the discharge port, fluctuations of the amount of developer discharged to the outside are n... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8023864 | Toner cartridge and developing apparatus A toner cartridge is described. The toner cartridge may include: a first frame storing a developing agent and having a first opening for passing the developing agent therethrough; a second frame relatively movable with respect to the first frame in a direction ortho... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7991334 | Toner container and image forming apparatus A toner container includes a longitudinal container body and a held portion. The longitudinal container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body. The container body includes a gear configured to engage... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991333 | Image forming apparatus and developing agent cartridge An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include an image carrier on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a developing agent carrier that transforms the electrostatic latent image into a visible image by supplying a developi... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7983602 | Image forming apparatus and toner cartridge A toner cartridge is detachably attached to an image forming apparatus and supplies toner to the image forming apparatus. The locking mechanism is positioned either at a locking position or at a non-locking position. Shortly after the toner cartridge has been attach... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7970321 | Sealing member, toner accommodating container and image forming apparatus A toner container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, includes a main body for containing toner; a toner discharging portion having an opening; and a coupling member. The coupling member includes a supporting portion and an engaging portion. The enga... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7965963 | Sealing member, toner accommodating container and image forming apparatus A toner container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, includes a main body for containing toner; a sealing portion for sealing the toner discharge opening; locking projections for snap-fitting engagement with holes provided in a cylindrical member of... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962072 | Toner cartridge having locking mechanism for preventing leakage of toner A toner cartridge includes a casing provided at a bottom side thereof with an outlet, a sliding member slidably mounted on the casing, and a retaining member pivotally mounted on the casing. The sliding member is movable relative to the casing between a first positi... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7957679 | Developer supply container If a user is not familiar with the operation for the developer supply container, the rotating operation for the developer supply container may be insufficient, so that developer supply container does not reach a predetermined operating position, with the result of a... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7937029 | Accommodating vessel and image forming device using the same An accommodating vessel, which is detachably attached to a vessel receiving part of a casing of an image forming device to accommodate an image forming material, the accommodating vessel including: a vessel main body that includes a tubular part; a cover member that... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7907875 | Developer cartridge and developing device A developer cartridge includes a cartridge cabinet configured to accommodate developer. The cartridge cabinet includes a cartridge-side opening that allows communication between an inside of the cartridge cabinet and an outside of the cartridge cabinet, and a slope ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7904006 | Developer replenishing device for image forming apparatus A toner replenishing device that provides a container and a device having a high toner volumetric efficiency and a low cost, suppresses vibration during replenishment to a minimum, and stores recovered toner without impairing the volumetric efficiency of unused tone... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7894753 | Developer container including mouth member and image forming apparatus including the same A developing device of the present invention develops a latent image formed on an image carrier with a two-ingredient type developer made up of toner and carrier. The developing device includes a storing member for storing a fresh developer to be replenished. A conv... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890027 | Sealing member, toner accommodating container and image forming apparatus A toner container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, includes a container body for containing toner and a coupling member. The coupling member includes a coupling portion provided at a side remote from the container body. The coupling portion includ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7881645 | Sealing member, toner accommodating container and image forming apparatus A toner container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, includes a container body for containing toner; and a sealing member. The sealing member includes a sealing portion and a coupling portion. The coupling portion includes a supporting portion provi... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7856198 | Toner cartridge and image forming apparatus A toner cartridge includes: a cartridge main body having an opening; a toner chamber that is provided inside the cartridge main body and contains toner; an open-close member that opens/closes the opening by moving; and a regulation part that regulates movement of th... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7853183 | Toner container and image forming apparatus A toner container detachably attached to a toner-container holder of a main body of an image forming apparatus includes a container body that includes an opening, and discharges toner contained in the container body, from the opening; and a held portion that is held... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7853184 | Toner container and image forming apparatus A toner container includes a longitudinal container body and a held portion. The longitudinal container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body. The container body includes a gear configured to engage... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7848685 | Developer supply container and developer supplying system A developer supply container detachably mountable to a developer receiving apparatus and settable in a developer receiving apparatus by a setting operation including at least a rotation toward a setting position, includes a containing portion for containing the deve... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7835675 | Toner container and image forming apparatus A toner container detachably attached to a toner-container holder of a main body of an image forming apparatus includes a container body that includes an opening, and discharges toner contained in the container body, from the opening; and a held portion that is held... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7826779 | Developer cartridge A developer cartridge has: a first body having an opening; a memory unit that has a contact terminal, the memory unit is provided at the first body; and a second body that covers the first body, the second body having a exposure hole; wherein the second body and the... | 11/02/2010 |
