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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Hiromu Matsumoto, Osaka, JP;
Nobuhiro Fukuma, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1647 (2013.01); G03G 21/1676 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a toner container, and a lock drive portion. The toner container is attached to an attachment position set in an apparatus main body. The lock drive portion acquires a identification information from a storage portion, and upon determining, based on the identification information, that the toner container has an attachment compatibility, places a lock member at a lock position, and upon determining that the toner container does not have the attachment compatibility, places the lock member at a unlock position.