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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Takeshi Okuda, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0875 (2013.01); G03G 21/1676 (2013.01); G03G 21/1864 (2013.01); G03G 2215/066 (2013.01); G03G 2215/068 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0663 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0665 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a cartridge storage portion that is installed in an image forming apparatus main body, and a toner cartridge that is configured so as to be able to be inserted into and removed from the cartridge storage portion. The cartridge storage portion has a storage opening that receives the toner cartridge, and has a gap between an end part of the toner cartridge and the storage opening, through which the end part of the toner cartridge is not able to be held, when the toner cartridge is stored in the cartridge storage portion.