Toner Cartridge Patents (Class 399/106)
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Patent number: 8995888Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a toner container and a development device. The toner container includes a container main body being provided with a discharge port configured to discharge a toner. The development device includes a development device main body being provided with a replenishment port configured to receive a toner discharged from the discharge port and a shutter configured to open/close the replenishment port. The shutter opens/closes the replenishment port by turning along the outside face of the development device main body.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Daisuke Eto
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Patent number: 8989636Abstract: A toner container that is detachably attached to a main body of an image forming apparatus such that a longitudinal direction of the toner container is parallel to a horizontal direction is provided. The toner container includes: a cylindrical container body that has an opening on one end, and is configured to convey toner inside the body toward the opening; a cap portion into which the opening of the container body is inserted, and which includes a toner outlet at a bottom portion for discharging toner discharged from the opening of the container body to the outside of the toner container in a vertically downward direction; and a shutter member that is held on the bottom portion of the cap portion, and moves along an outer periphery of the cap portion to open and close the toner outlet. The cap portion is formed by integral molding.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Eisuke Hori, Noriyuki Kimura, Nobuo Takami, Yuji Suzuki, Hideki Kimura, Kenji Kikuchi, Junji Yamabe, Masato Suzuki
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Patent number: 8977160Abstract: An shutter having an overmolded seal for use in controlling the flow of toner through a port in a toner containing supply items for an imaging apparatus. In one form the shutter is overmolded with a seal comprised of a sleeve and one or more integrally molded angled endless ribs projecting outwardly from the sleeve. With the shutter installed in the supply item, the ribs deflect creating an sealing interface with the housing of the supply item to prevent toner leakage between the shutter and the housing of the supply item.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.Inventors: John Andrew Buchanan, James Anthany Carter, II, Benjamin Keith Newman, Matthew Lee Rogers, Christopher Gene Vowels
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Patent number: 8965243Abstract: A developing device for an image forming apparatus, comprising a frame provided with a developer accommodating chamber accommodating a developer, and a development opening for supplying the developer from an inside of the developer accommodating chamber to an outside; a first sealing member sealing the development opening, the first sealing member being dismountable from the development opening by being pulled out through a pulling opening provided in the frame; and a second sealing member for sliding on the first sealing member to prevent the developer from leaking to an outside of the frame through the pulling opening when the first sealing member is pulled through the pulling opening, wherein the second sealing member is integrally molded on the frame by injecting a thermoplastic elastomer into a space between the first sealing member and an edge of the pulling opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Makoto Hayashida
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Patent number: 8958727Abstract: A cartridge detachably attachable to an image forming apparatus includes a developer storage chamber partitioned into a first storage portion and a second storage portion and configured to store a developer, a replenishment opening disposed in the second storage portion, through which the developer passes from inside the developer storage chamber to outside the developer storage chamber, and a conveyance member disposed in the second storage portion and configured to convey the developer in a predetermined conveying direction, the conveyance member including a first conveyance portion located on an upstream side of the replenishment opening to convey the developer in the conveying direction, and a second conveyance portion located on a downstream side of the replenishment opening to convey an amount of a developer smaller than that of the developer conveyed by the first conveyance portion in the conveying direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Hayashida, Osamu Anan
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Patent number: 8958718Abstract: A toner container and an image forming apparatus are disclosed. The toner container includes a guiding member formed at a part surrounding a toner outlet to be protruded from a circumferential surface of the toner container for guiding an opening or closing operation of a shutter member in a circumferential direction of the toner container. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming apparatus main body. The image forming apparatus main body includes a main body side shutter for opening or closing a toner supplying opening to be connected to the toner outlet. When the shutter member is opened, an end surface of the guiding member pushes the main body side shutter together with the opening operation of the shutter member, and the toner supplying opening is opened and is connected to the toner outlet.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Ichiro Kadota, Kunihiro Ohyama, Masayuki Yamane, Takeshi Uchitani, Nobuyuki Taguchi, Satoru Yoshida, Takuya Seshita
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Patent number: 8953977Abstract: A developer container includes: a casing having a filling port and a cap for covering the filling port. The filling port is defined by a cylindrical through-hole having an inner peripheral surface, and a protruding portion protruding radially inward from the inner peripheral surface. The cap is attached to the casing in a first direction. The cap includes: a main body portion in a tubular shape having an outer peripheral surface; and a flange portion protruding radially outward from the outer peripheral surface in annular fashion. The flange portion is positioned downstream of the main body portion in the first direction and configured to be in contact with the inner peripheral surface. The protruding portion is positioned upstream of the flange portion in the first direction upon attachment of the cap to the casing.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Nao Itabashi
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Patent number: 8953974Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprising: an upstream side unit which discharges a conveyed developer from a discharge port; a downstream side unit which receives the developer discharged from the discharge port from a receiving port located at a position opposite to the discharge port; and a sealing member which includes a multiple layer with an elastic member and a sheet material alternately stacked and is nipped between the upstream side unit and the downstream side unit to seal a periphery of the discharge port and the receiving port, wherein at least one of the upstream side unit and the downstream side unit is detachably attachable to an apparatus body.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kenichi Manabe
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Patent number: 8948650Abstract: A toner cartridge for use in an image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for containing toner therein. The housing has an exit port in fluid communication with the reservoir. A shutter is positioned at the exit port that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The shutter is biased toward the closed position. A linkage is operatively connected to the shutter to open the shutter upon being actuated by a first engagement feature in the image forming device. An interlock is operatively engaged with the linkage and biased toward a locked position preventing the linkage from opening the shutter. The interlock is movable to an unlocked position that is disengaged with the linkage when the interlock is actuated by a second engagement feature in the image forming device permitting the linkage to open the shutter.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2011Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Keith Newman, Matthew Lee Rogers, Christopher Gene Vowels
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Patent number: 8942578Abstract: A printing apparatus according to the present invention is a printing apparatus that performs printing using a recording material, and includes a plurality of storage units configured to store a recording material, a reception unit configured to receive designation information for specifying a storage unit to which the recording material is supplied, and a moving unit configured to move the storage unit that the designation information specifies, into a position at which the recording material can be supplied, according to an instruction.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2012Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shukei Kurihara
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Publication number: 20150003865Abstract: A developer container includes: a developer accommodating chamber, provided with an opening, for accommodating a developer; a sealing member including end portion sealing portions each for sealing an end portion of the opening and a central portion sealing portion for sealing a central portion of the opening; and a rotatable member, connected with the sealing member, for peeling off the sealing member from the opening by rotation thereof to expose the opening. With respect to a rotational axis direction of the rotatable member, an outer configuration of the rotatable member is different between a sealing-member-connected end thereof and a sealing-member-connected center thereof so that one of the end portion sealing portions is peeled earlier than the central portion sealing portion and so that the central portion is peeled earlier than the other one of the end portion sealing portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Yoshiyuki Batori, Toshiaki Takeuchi, Ryuta Murakami, Daisuke Makiguchi, Junichi Matsumura, Tatsuo Fujisaki, Kazuki Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20140376955Abstract: A cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes: a frame; a flexible container, provided with an opening at a side thereof and provided inside the frame, for accommodating a developer; and a sealing member for sealing the opening. The sealing member is removable when being used. The flexible container includes a bottom portion forming a bottom thereof. The bottom portion is provided vertically above a lower end of the opening in a state in which the cartridge is mounted in the main assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventor: Toshiaki Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20140363196Abstract: A developer accommodating unit for accommodating a developer includes: an accommodating portion, provided with an opening, for accommodating the developer; a sealing member for sealing the opening; and an unsealing member rotatable for winding up the sealing member. The sealing member is peelable off from the accommodating portion to unseal the opening in a first unsealing direction and a second unsealing direction opposite to the first unsealing direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koji Wada, Takashi Kase, Takayuki Kanazawa, Yusuke Usui, Masaki Furutani, Kojiro Yasui, Hiroomi Matsuzaki, Tetsuo Uesugi, Tatsuo Fujisaki, Masaaki Matsushita, Junichi Matsumura
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Patent number: 8909093Abstract: A toner container which includes a main body for storing toner, an opening for dispensing toner, and a mechanism for sealing the opening. The mechanism for sealing the opening includes a slidable shutter which includes a cover and an extension, connected to the cover part, including a pushing surface and a blocking surface. The mechanism for sealing further includes a restriction which contacts the blocking surface to prevent the slidable shutter from sliding.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Kikuchi Kenji, Eisuke Hori, Yuji Suzuki, Hideki Kimura, Nobuo Takami, Noriyuki Kimura
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Patent number: 8909099Abstract: An image forming apparatus of the present disclosure includes a developing device, a support frame, a developer supply mechanism, and a shutter member. The developing device has a developer bearing member that supplies a developer to the image bearing member. The support frame is capable of disposing the developing device selectively at a mounting/demounting position and at a developing position. The shutter member opens a replenishment port formed at the connection portion in tandem with the movement of the developing device from the mounting/demounting position to the developing position and closes the replenishment port in tandem with the movement of the developing device from the developing position to the mounting/demounting position. A direction in which the developing device is moved is different from a direction in which the shutter member performs the opening/closing of the replenishment port.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Masanobu Maeshima
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Patent number: 8909094Abstract: A toner supply container includes a rotatable container body and a sealing member provided at its axial end portion. The sealing member is movable in an axial direction and includes a sealing portion to seal and unseal an opening of the container body when in first and second relative positions, respectively, and a coupling portion positioned to receive a rotational drive force for rotating the sealing member and the container body. The coupling portion includes an elastically displaceable supporting portion, an engaging portion, and a displacing force receiving portion, which are integrally molded. The engaging portion includes a rotational force receiving portion for receiving a rotational drive force for rotating the sealing member and the container body, and a locking portion. The displacing force receiving portion is provided on the supporting portion at a position closer to the container body than the engaging portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yusuke Yamada, Yutaka Ban, Katsuya Murakami, Fumio Tazawa, Hironori Minagawa
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Publication number: 20140356020Abstract: A developer container includes: a developer accommodating chamber, provided with an opening, for accommodating a developer; a sealing member bonded to the developer accommodating container so as to block the opening; and a rotatable member, having a connecting surface where the sealing member is connected thereto, for peeling off the sealing member from the opening by rotation thereof. The connecting surface has a rectangular shape which has a long side with respect to a rotational axis direction of the rotatable member and which is twisted in a rotational direction of the rotatable member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryuta Murakami, Daisuke Makiguchi, Toshiaki Takeuchi, Yoshiyuki Batori
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Publication number: 20140348535Abstract: A developer container includes: a developer chamber, provided with an opening, for accommodating a developer; a rotatable member rotatably supported in the developer chamber; and a sealing member for being removed at the opening by being wound up by the rotatable member, wherein the sealing member is provided in the developer chamber and includes a first end portion connected to the rotatable member and a second end portion sealing the opening. Sealing of the opening is made by bonding the sealing member along an edge of the opening. The developer container includes a first bonding portion provided upstream of the opening and a second bonding portion provided downstream of the opening with respect to an unsealing direction of the sealing member. A peeling-off force for peeling off the sealing member at a predetermined angle is larger at the first bonding portion than at the second bonding portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryuta Murakami, Daisuke Makiguchi, Yoshiyuki Batori, Toshiaki Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20140348518Abstract: A cartridge includes: a developer accommodating chamber, provided with an opening, for accommodating a developer; a sealing member, provided with an electroconductive portion, for sealing the opening; and a storing element, provided with an electrical contact at a surface thereof, for storing information on the cartridge. The electroconductive portion covers the electrical contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koichiro Masui, Masataka Mochizuki, Kenta Shibukawa
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Patent number: 8892004Abstract: A cartridge drive gear assembly for holding a drum coupling includes a drive gear having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface including inner projections which extend into the interior of the drive gear and includes at least two voids disposed on opposing sides of the inner projections, and at least one slot disposed in the inner surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2014Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Static Control Components, Inc.Inventors: Donald R. Huck, Lawrence Dale Lewis, William L London
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Patent number: 8879948Abstract: A toner cartridge, a main casing accommodates therein toner and is formed with an opening which provides communication between an interior and an exterior of the main casing. A shutter is movable along the main casing by an external driving force applied in a force direction between a closed position at which the shutter closes the opening and an open position at which the shutter opens the opening. A toner seal is formed with a seal opening opposing the opening of the main casing, and interposed between the main casing and the shutter when the shutter is positioned at the closed position. A guide portion is configured to guide a movement of the shutter in an inclined direction inclined with respect to the force direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Nao Itabashi
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Patent number: 8867954Abstract: Disclosed is a toner cartridge, which comprises a case, a toner outlet and a gate that can slide to close the toner outlet. The inside of the gate has a bump which can be resisted by the opening mechanism to open the toner outlet. The outside of the gate has an elastic buckle which can be resisted by the closing mechanism to close the toner outlet. The outside of the toner feeding compartment has a notch; the bottom surface of the notch is connected with the outside of the toner feeding compartment through the guiding slope. When the gate is in the closing position, the elastic buckle and the notch coordinate; when the gate is in the opening position the elastic buckle separates from the notch and is put on the outside surface of the toner feeding compartment.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Print-Rite ° Unicorn Image Products Co., Ltd. of ZhuhaiInventor: Quan Liu
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Patent number: 8867955Abstract: A developer accommodating unit includes a flexible developer accommodating container sealed with a sealing member at its developer discharging opening; a rotatable unsealing member for removing the sealing member from the opening; a drive transmission member for transmitting a rotational force to the unsealing member, wherein the drive transmission member is mounted at one longitudinal end portion of the unsealing member and is rotatably assembled with a frame; and a supporting member for supporting the unsealing member when the unsealing member is assembled. The supporting member includes a preventing portion for preventing the unsealing member from dropping from the supporting member. In a state in which the drive transmission member is assembled with the frame, a gap between the unsealing member and the supporting member is larger than a gap between the drive transmission member and the frame. The unsealing member is spaced from the supporting member.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koji Yamaguchi, Hiroomi Matsuzaki, Masaakii Matsushita, Junichi Matsumura
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Publication number: 20140294435Abstract: A toner container and system for mounting and/or securing the toner container includes a toner container having a toner dispensing hole, a shutter, a protrusion. The shutter is movable relative to the toner dispensing hole, and is to selectively close the toner dispensing hole. The protrusion is connected to the shutter and movement of the protrusion causes the shutter to move relative to the toner dispensing hole to cover the toner dispensing hole. There is a receiver including a movable catch, the movable catch being in a first position when the toner container is initially inserted into the receiver, and the moveable catch moving to a second position upon insertion of the toner container into the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Kenji KIKUCHI, Eisuke HORI, Yuji SUZUKI, Hideki KIMURA, Nobuo TAKAMI, Noriyuki KIMURA
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Patent number: 8849157Abstract: In a cap for sealing a filling port formed in a developer container, a base is in the shape of a circular plate. A first cylindrical portion is in the shape of a cylinder extending from a peripheral portion of the base in a first direction. A second cylindrical portion is in the shape of a cylinder extending from the peripheral portion of the base in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction. A first projecting portion projects radially outwardly from an outer circumferential surface of the first cylindrical portion with a predetermined projecting amount. A second projecting portion projects radially outwardly from an outer circumferential surface of the second cylindrical portion with a projecting amount equal to the predetermined projecting amount of the first projecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Nao Itabashi
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Publication number: 20140255058Abstract: A toner bottle cap has a fixed member and a slide member. The fixed member is stationary relative to a toner bottle and defines a first flow passage. The slide member defines a second flow passage coaxially adjoining the first flow passage in a toner outflow direction and having a peripheral wall in sealing contact with a peripheral wall of the fixed member. The slide member is slideable relative to the fixed member in axial direction of the flow passages. One of the members has a wall part that restricts the cross-section of the flow passage of the one member and defines a toner outflow opening. The other of the members has a stop member projecting axially towards the outflow opening and closes the same when the slide member is in a closed position and opens the outflow opening when the slide member is slid in the toner outflow direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: OCE-TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Otto W. SALOMONS, Joseph A. SCHULKES
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Patent number: 8824918Abstract: A developer accommodating unit for accommodating a developer for image formation includes a developer accommodating container including a flexible container provided with openings for permitting discharge of the accommodated developer and sealing member for sealing the openings by a bonding portion and for exposing the openings by being moved, an unsealing member, mounted on the sealing member, for moving the sealing member, and a frame which accommodates the developer accommodating container and the unsealing member and which includes a fixing portion for fixing the flexible container. In addition, connecting potion is disposed between the openings in the flexible container. With respect to an unsealing direction of the sealing member, the fixing portion and the connecting portion are provided so as to overlap with each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2013Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yosuke Kashiide, Junichi Matsumura, Masaki Furutani, Masaaki Matsushita, Tetsuo Uesugi, Hiroomi Matsuzaki, Tatsuo Fujisaki, Kojiro Yasui, Kazuki Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20140241752Abstract: A developer storage container includes a first storage member storing a developer, a second storage member fitted to the first storage member, and a sealing member that seals between the first storage member and the second storage member for preventing leakage of the developer. The first storage member includes a first fitting portion. The second storage member includes a second fitting portion fitted to the first fitting portion. The first fitting portion includes a pressing portion pressing the sealing member. The pressing portion includes an inclined portion that faces the second fitting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: OKI DATA CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihiro GOTO
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Publication number: 20140212166Abstract: An accommodating container includes: an accommodating chamber, provided with an opening, for accommodating a developer; a seal member for unsealably sealing the opening; and a rotatable member rotatably supported inside the accommodating chamber. The seal member includes a sealing portion for sealing the opening, a connecting portion connected with the rotatable member, and at least one hole provided between the sealing portion and the connecting portion. The rotatable member includes a shaft portion and at least one projection extending in a direction of being spaced from the shaft portion. The hole and the projection are provided to establish a non-overlapping positional relationship with respect to a direction along the shaft portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshiaki Takeuchi, Yoshiyuki Batori, Ryuta Murakami, Daisuke Makiguchi, Gosuke Goto, Makoto Tokudome, Yu Fukasawa
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Patent number: 8787790Abstract: A developing apparatus includes an organic photo conductor, an OPC frame part to support the organic photo conductor, a developing roller to develop a latent image formed on the organic photo conductor by supplying a developer, a developing roller frame part to support the developing roller, a developer storing part to store the developer and provided with a supplying opening through which the developer is supplied to the developing roller, a spacer removably interposed between the OPC frame part and the developing roller frame part and spacing the OPC frame part from the developing roller frame part such that the organic photo conductor and the developing roller do not contact each other, a leakage preventer removably attached to and sealing the supplying opening, and a connecting part to connect the spacer with the leakage preventer. Thus, the spacer and the leakage preventer are capable of being removed simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2013Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyung-jin Kim, Ji-won Moon
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DEVELOPER ACCOMMODATING CONTAINER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Publication number: 20140199093Abstract: A developer accommodating container for accommodating a developer includes: a flexible container provided with an opening for permitting discharge of the developer; a sealing member for sealing the opening in a state in which the sealing member is bonded to a periphery of the opening, wherein the sealing member is capable of exposing the opening by being removed by pulling; and a reinforcing portion, provided at least as a part of the periphery of the opening, for decreasing a degree of deformation of the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masatomi Yoshida, Masaki Furutani, Masaaki Matsushita, Tetsuo Uesugi, Seiichi Shinohara -
Publication number: 20140199094Abstract: A developer accommodating container includes: a flexible container provided with an opening for permitting discharge of a developer; a sealing member, mounted to the flexible container in a state in which the sealing member seals the opening, capable of exposing the opening by being wound up; an unsealing member for winding up the sealing member by being rotated to expose the opening; a frame for accommodating the unsealing member; and a limiting portion for limiting deformation of the unsealing member with respect to a direction of a force applied from the sealing member to the unsealing member when the unsealing member winds up the sealing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroomi Matsuzaki, Kojiro Yasui, Koji Yamaguchi, Masaaki Matsushita
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Publication number: 20140199092Abstract: A developer accommodating unit for accommodating a developer includes: a flexible container provided with an opening for permitting discharge of the accommodated developer; a sealing member for sealing the opening and for exposing the opening by being moved in a direction crossing a longitudinal direction of the developer accommodating unit; an unsealing member, mounted to the sealing member, for moving the sealing member; a frame including a fixing portion for fixing the flexible container; and a bonding portion for bonding an end portion of the sealing member and a periphery of the opening. The bonding portion includes a projected portion or recessed portion in a plane of the bonding portion as at least a part thereof, in an upstream side or a downstream side of the opening with respect to an unsealing direction of the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaaki Matsushita, Tatsuo Fujisaki, Junichi Matsumura
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Patent number: 8781375Abstract: A powder container includes: a powder containing unit that contains powder and at least a part of which is deformable; a discharging unit that receives the powder supplied from an opening of the powder containing unit via an inlet arranged on the discharging unit and discharges the powder to a supply destination; an elastic member that is arranged on a periphery of the inlet of the discharging unit; and a seal member that is arranged on the powder containing unit and seals the opening. The seal member is sandwiched between the discharging unit and the powder containing unit via the elastic member such that the seal member is removable from between the discharging unit and the powder containing unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Keiichi Yoshida, Shunji Katoh, Hiroshi Ikeguchi
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Patent number: 8774685Abstract: A toner cartridge for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for storing toner. An outlet port is positioned on the housing for transferring toner out of the toner cartridge. A venting system includes a first vent positioned to introduce air from outside the housing into the reservoir and a second vent positioned to introduce air received at the outlet port into the reservoir. The venting system maintains an air pressure in the reservoir at the greater of a pressure of the air from outside the housing and the air received at the outlet port.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2013Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.Inventors: Michael Craig Leemhuis, James Richard Leemhuis
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Publication number: 20140169827Abstract: A developing device includes a developer bearer, a development casing in which a developer conveyance channel is formed facing the developer bearer through a communicating area, a developer supply member disposed in the developer conveyance channel, a developer regulator disposed facing a lower portion of the developer bearer to adjust an amount of developer carried on the developer bearer, and a sheet member that is removably installed to seal the communicating area and passes through a gap between the developer regulator and the developer bearer and an opening formed in the development casing. A first end of the sheet member is retained downstream from the gap in a direction of rotation of the developer bearer, and the sheet member is fixed to the development casing at a position across the communicating area from the first end with a second end positioned outside the development casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yoshio Hattori, Yoshiyuki Fukuda, Sho Akiyama, Yuki Oshikawa, Noriyuki Kimura
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Patent number: 8750751Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a developing device, a toner container, a container support member, a toner supply unit, a transfer device, a fixing device, and a restricting mechanism. The toner container includes a container housing having a container opening, a sealing member having a hole that communicates with the container opening, and a shutter member. The shutter member is slidable between a closed position and an open position at which a front end portion of the shutter member in an attachment direction at least partially overlaps with the sealing member. When the shutter member is at the open position, the front end portion is pressed in a direction away from the toner container by the sealing member, and the restricting mechanism restricts a position of a back end portion of the shutter member, the back end portion is opposed to the front end portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Nakai, Takashi Sakamoto, Hiroaki Okuma
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Patent number: 8750752Abstract: A development device can include a developer containing part containing developer, a carrier to carry developer that is supplied from the developer containing part to a development range, a partition dividing the developer containing part into a supply part and a circulation part beneath the supply part to collect developer from the carrier, a first transport member in the supply part of the developer containing part to supply developer from the supply part to the carrier, and a second transport member in the circulation part to transport developer in the circulation part in an axial direction of the carrier. The device can also include a removable seal member, which seals a supplied-developer and/or a collected-developer communicating area.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2013Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Yasuo Miyoshi, Norio Kudo, Yoshihiro Fujiwara, Tsukuru Kai, Hiroshi Hosokawa, Hiroaki Okamoto
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Patent number: 8731432Abstract: This invention provides a seal for the tank/developer section of a two-piece toner cartridge that is applied externally to the section at the opening of the developer roller, where it is intended to confront the drum in the fully assembled cartridge. The seal assembly includes a resilient seal member, illustratively constructed from a stiffening bar that caps a resilient/pliable foam or another elastomer. The foam impinges on the doctor blade where it meets the developer roller, to bias the doctor blade against the developer roller and seal this region against the exit of toner. The foam and stiffening bar have an elongated length that matches the developer opening so that this region is fully sealed along its length. The stiffener is flexibly attached to a sheet material. The sheet is secured to the cartridge surface at a respective edge on each side by releasable adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Turbon America, Inc.Inventor: Glenn C. Goldie
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Publication number: 20140126928Abstract: A cartridge includes: a toner chamber, provided with an opening, for accommodating a toner; and a seal member including a sealing portion, elongated in a longitudinal direction of the cartridge, for unsealably sealing the opening and a mounting portion for being mounted on an unsealing member to unseal the opening. The sealing portion includes a first sealing portion located at a longitudinal end portion and a second sealing portion located at a longitudinal central portion. With respect to a direction crossing the longitudinal direction, a length between the first sealing portion and the mounting portion of the seal member is shorter than a length between the second sealing portion and the mounting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshiyuki Batori, Toshiaki Takeuchi, Ryuta Murakami, Daisuke Makiguchi, Junichi Matsumura, Hiroomi Matsuzaki, Kazuki Matsumoto
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Patent number: 8718509Abstract: A developer supply container detachably mountable to a developer receiving apparatus, the developer supply container includes an containing portion for containing a developer; a discharge opening, provided in the containing portion, for permitting discharge of the developer; a shutter for opening and closing the discharge opening; an elastic member, provided around the discharge opening, for sealing between the developer supply container and the developer receiving apparatus; and a film member for unsealably sealing the discharge opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsuya Murakami, Ayatomo Okino
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Patent number: 8712295Abstract: A developing device includes: a developing unit; a toner cartridge; a shutter drive member; and a second gear. The toner cartridge is mountable on or detachable from the developing unit and includes a casing defining an internal space for accommodating a developing agent and formed with a communication hole for supplying the developing agent to the developing unit, and a shutter movable between an open position in which the communication hole is open and a closed position in which the communication hole is closed. The shutter drive member includes a first gear that extends in the moving direction of the shutter. The shutter drive member is engageable with the shutter to be movable together with the shutter when the toner cartridge is mounted on the developing unit. The second gear is meshingly engageable with the first gear to transmit a drive force to the first gear. The first gear is disengaged from the second gear when the shutter is in at least one of the open position and the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Nao Itabashi
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Patent number: 8693924Abstract: A developer cartridge includes a developer container, an opening and a first projection. The developer container holds a developer. The opening, which is formed on the developer container, extends in a longitudinal direction of the developer container. The first projection is formed in the vicinity of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Oki Data CorporationInventor: Masashi Fujii
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Publication number: 20140093272Abstract: A cartridge includes: a toner accommodating frame including a toner feeding opening communicating with a toner feeding chamber and a toner filling port; a rotatable member; and a toner seal member. The toner seal member includes a first fixed portion and a second fixed portion which are fixed on the toner accommodating frame at an edge of the toner feeding opening along a longitudinal direction of the toner feeding opening, and includes a third fixed portion fixed on the rotatable member. With rotation of the rotatable member, the first fixed portion of the toner seal member is peeled off from a fixing portion to open the toner feeding opening. The toner is filled into said toner accommodating frame through the toner filling port such that the toner is first filled into a recess defined by said toner seal member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki Matsumaru, Daisuke Makiguchi, Yoshiyuki Batori, Ryuta Murakami, Toshiaki Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20140086621Abstract: A cartridge includes: a toner chamber; and a toner supplying chamber for supplying a toner through a developer supply opening communicating with the toner chamber. The toner chamber includes: a feeding portion, including a rotatable member and a feeding sheet connected with the rotatable member, for feeding the toner from the toner chamber to the toner supplying chamber; and a toner seal member, including a first end portion and a second end portion, for unsealing the toner supply opening by being wound up by the rotatable member. During start of unsealing of the toner supply opening, the feeding portion is located below a powder surface of the toner with respect to a direction of gravitation, and the feeding sheet is located in a position where the feeding sheet is contactable to an inner wall of the toner chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Daisuke Makiguchi, Yoshiyuki Batori, Ryuta Murakami, Toshiaki Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20140086620Abstract: A developer accommodating container for accommodating a developer includes: a toner seal member for unsealably sealing an opening of the developer accommodating container; an unsealing member, connected to an end portion of the toner seal member, for unsealing the opening by moving at least a part of the toner seal member; and an auxiliary unsealing member for assisting unsealing by changing a pulling direction of the toner seal member by the unsealing member. The auxiliary unsealing member includes a shaft portion or a projected portion. The shaft portion or the projected portion extends in a longitudinal direction of the developer accommodating container.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshiaki Takeuchi, Takashi Kimura, Yoshiyuki Batori, Ryuta Murakami, Daisuke Makiguchi, Noritomo Yamaguchi, Naoki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20140079432Abstract: A fixing portion 18c for suppressing movement of a developer bag 16 when the developer bag 16 is unsealed by moving a sealing member 19 is provided. By this, unsealing becomes easy.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroomi Matsuzaki, Junichi Matsumura, Kazuki Matsumoto, Tatsuo Fujisaki, Kojiro Yasui
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Publication number: 20140072329Abstract: A developer accommodating unit for accommodating a developer includes: a flexible container, provided with an opening for permitting discharge of the developer, for accommodating the developer; and a frame. The flexible container is provided with a fastening hole for fastening said flexible container in said frame. The frame includes a fixing shaft portion fixed in the fastening hole by being inserted into the fastening hole and includes a retaining portion for preventing the fixing shaft portion from being disengaged from the fastening hole. The fastening hole is locked by fitting the fastening hole around the fixing shaft portion while an edge of the fastening hole rides over the retaining portion by elastic deformation thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tetsuo Uesugi, Masaki Furutani, Kojiro Yasui, Hiroomi Matsuzaki
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Publication number: 20140072331Abstract: A developer accommodating container for accommodating a developer includes; an opening for permitting discharge of the developer; and a sealing member, mounted on the developer accommodating container, capable of exposing the opening by being moved. At least a part of the sealing member is formed of a material having compatibility with a material for forming the developer accommodating container and a material having incompatibility with the materiel for forming the developer accommodating container. Either one of the material having the compatibility and the material having the incompatibility is dispersed in the other one of the materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaaki Matsushita, Koji Yamaguchi, Junichi Matsumura, Masatomi Yoshida
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Publication number: 20140072330Abstract: A developer accommodating unit includes: a flexible container including an opening for permitting discharge of a developer; a sealing member for forming a bonding portion between itself and the flexible container; an unsealing member; and an accommodating container. The bonding portion includes a first bonding portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the sealing member at a periphery of the opening in an upstream side of a peeling direction of the sealing member, a second bonding portion extending in the longitudinal direction at the periphery of the opening in a downstream side of the peeling direction, and a third bonding portion bonded upstream of the first bonding portion with respect to the peeling direction. When the sealing member exposes the opening, the bonding portion is peeled in the order of the third bonding portion, the first bonding portion and the second bonding portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masatomi Yoshida, Masaki Furutani, Kojiro Yasui, Tetsuo Uesugi