Patent ID: 8185019
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming device comprising: a casing; an accumulation unit provided in the casing and configured to accumulate therein one of liquid developer and liquid carrier; a supply inlet in communication with the accumulation unit and configured to be fluidly connectable with a replenishing container containing the one of the liquid developer and the liquid carrier; a cover configured to selectively provide an open phase and a closed phase with respect to the casing, and configured to expose the supply inlet at the open phase; and, a support part provided on the cover and configured to detachably mount thereon the replenishing container at the open phase in an orientation capable of discharging the one of the liquid developer and the liquid carrier into the accumulation unit through the supply inlet, wherein the replenishing container has an outer surface provided with an engagement part having a first specific pattern, and wherein the support part is provided with complementary engagement part having a second specific pattern and engageable with the engagement part of the replenishing container when the outer surface of the replenishing container is mounted on the support part, the replenishing container configured to be fluidly connectable to the supply inlet only by the engagement between the engagement part and the complementary engagement part.