Patents Examined by Christopher Horgen
  • Patent number: 5270785
    Abstract: A vibrating member (3) having an elasticity is provided in which an end (A) is mounted to a rotating part (6) in a toner conveying section (4) and which has a size such that the other end (B) thereof extends far beyond the tip of a blade (5) of the rotating part (6), whereby the rotation of the rotating part (6) causes the other end (B) of the vibrating member (3) to collide with the opening or inner wall of a toner cartridge (1). This collision allows a toner to drop efficiently, prevent the toner from being blocked, and noise to be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Kita, Toshimitsu Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 5099291
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus which has a contact glass, an original transporting part for transporting a sheet of original onto the contact glass, an optical exposure system for scanning the sheet of original placed on the contact glass by reciprocating movement below the contact glass, an image forming part for forming an image of the original obtained by the optical exposure system on a recording sheet, and a part for supplying the recording sheet to the image forming part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Yoshioka, Masami Yamada, Hiroyuki Tsuji, Tadashi Fujioka, Koji Ujino