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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroki Morishita, Osaka, JP;
Atsuhiro Wakimoto, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/04 (2006.01); G03G 15/043 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/556 (2013.01); G03G 15/043 (2013.01); G03G 15/04054 (2013.01); G03G 15/087 (2013.01); G03G 15/5016 (2013.01); G03G 15/0863 (2013.01); G03G 15/0886 (2013.01);
Abstract
A toner case is attached to a case attachment portion of an image forming apparatus. The toner case includes a case main body and a deflection portion. Toner is stored in the case main body. The deflection portion receives light that has been emitted from the case attachment portion toward the case main body, and deflects the light outward.