Patent ID: 9201345
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image-forming apparatus, comprising: a toner container, having a toner container body, attached to a fitting section in a body of the image-forming apparatus in a detachable manner; a latent image-bearing member to have a latent image formed thereon; a developer for developing the latent image with a toner supplied from the toner container body; a substrate of the toner container having a plurality of through-hole electrodes, the through-hole electrodes include holes through the substrate of the toner container; and a substrate of the fitting section, having a plurality of pin electrodes, wherein the pin electrodes are within the through-hole electrodes when the toner container is attached to the fitting section, wherein the substrate of the toner container is movable in vertical and horizontal directions which are both perpendicular to a horizontal mounting direction of the toner container and simultaneously secured to the toner container to prevent removal of the substrate from the toner container, wherein the substrate of the toner container which includes the through-hole electrodes includes a memory to store information of the toner container.