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Patent US8131189 - Developer supply container - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsIf a user is not familiar with the operation for the developer supply container, the rotating operation for the developer supply container may be insufficient, so that developer supply container does not reach a predetermined operating position, with the result of abnormal developer supply. by increasing...http://www.google.com/patents/US8131189?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8131189 - Developer supply containerAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8131189 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 13/091,558Publication dateMar 6, 2012Filing dateApr 21, 2011Priority dateNov 24, 2004Also published asCN100573352C, CN101120288A, CN101493667A, CN101493667B, CN101493668A, CN101493668B, CN101493669A, CN101493669B, CN101788779A, CN101788779B, EP1818729A1, EP1818729A4, EP1818729B1, EP2209050A2, EP2209050A3, EP2211238A2, EP2211238A3, EP2211238B1, EP2357534A2, US7412192, US7764909, US7773919, US7796923, US7957679, US20070280743, US20080304870, US20080304871, US20080304872, US20100278565, US20110194876, US20120114393, WO2006057426A1Publication number091558, 13091558, US 8131189 B2, US 8131189B2, US-B2-8131189, US8131189 B2, US8131189B2InventorsNobuo Nakajima, Ayatomo Okino, Katsuya Murakami, Toshiaki Nagashima, Yutaka BanOriginal AssigneeCanon Kabushiki KaishaExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (42), Non-Patent Citations (11), Referenced by (3), Classifications (9) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDeveloper supply containerUS 8131189 B2Abstract If a user is not familiar with the operation for the developer supply container, the rotating operation for the developer supply container may be insufficient, so that developer supply container does not reach a predetermined operating position, with the result of abnormal developer supply. by increasing a rotation load of a second gear 6 which is in an operable connection with a drive gear member 12 of the developer receiving apparatus 10 by a function of a locking member 7, the developer supply container 1 mounted to the developer receiving apparatus 10 is rotated toward the supply position. After the developer supply container 1 rotates to the supply position, the locking by the locking member 7 is released, by which the rotation load applied to the second gear 6 is reduced, so that drive transmission, thereafter, to the feeding member 4 for developer supply is smooth.
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G03G15/0837European ClassificationG03G15/08H3C1RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google