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Patent US7890027 - Sealing member, toner accommodating container and image forming apparatus - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA 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 includes a supporting portion which is elastically...http://www.google.com/patents/US7890027?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7890027 - Sealing member, toner accommodating container and image forming apparatusAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7890027 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/615,012Publication dateFeb 15, 2011Filing dateNov 9, 2009Priority dateFeb 19, 2001Also published asCA2372419A1, CA2372419C, CA2540739A1, CA2540739C, CA2540748A1, CA2540748C, CA2540777A1, CA2540777C, CN1237405C, CN1379292A, CN1680885A, CN1680886A, CN1680886B, CN1680887A, CN2606378Y, CN2615706Y, CN100498577C, CN100498578C, DE60234794D1, EP1233310A2, EP1233310A3, EP1233310B1, EP1993002A2, EP1993002A3, EP1993002B1, EP1993003A2, EP1993003A3, EP1993003B1, EP2051145A1, EP2051145B1, EP2216690A2, EP2216690A3, EP2216690B1, EP2270607A2, EP2270607A3, EP2270607B1, US6879789, US7127193, US7469113, US7647012, US7881645, US7965963, US7970321, US8045901, US8290394, US20020127029, US20050047818, US20060034641, US20090003872, US20100046982, US20100111560, US20100111561, US20100111573, US20110097107, US20120063807, US20130011159Publication number12615012, 615012, US 7890027 B2, US 7890027B2, US-B2-7890027, US7890027 B2, US7890027B2InventorsYusuke Yamada, Yutaka Ban, Katsuya Murakami, Fumio Tazawa, Hironori MinagawaOriginal AssigneeCanon Kabushiki KaishaExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (94), Non-Patent Citations (24), Referenced by (1), Classifications (13) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSealing member, toner accommodating container and image forming apparatusUS 7890027 B2Abstract 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 includes a supporting portion which is elastically displaceable in an inward direction toward the axis of the container body and is elastically restorable in an outward direction away from such axis, an engaging portion configured and positioned to displace in an inward direction with the supporting portion and to engage with a slot of a hollow cylindrical driving member of the image forming apparatus when the supporting portion elastically restores in an outward direction, and a displacing force receiving portion configured and positioned to receive a force from a hollow cylinder of the image forming apparatus and cause the supporting portion to elastically displace in an inward direction.
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Classification399/262International ClassificationB41J27/16, G03G15/08Cooperative ClassificationG03G2215/0668, G03G15/0837, G03G2221/1657, G03G2215/0678, G03G2215/0692, G03G15/0839, G03G15/0834European ClassificationG03G15/08H3D, G03G15/08H3B, G03G15/08H3C1RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google