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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2020
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Shin-Hyup Kang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jiwon Moon, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jinhwa Hong, Seongnam-si, KR;
Minchul Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Suseong Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
JungMin Yang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Kok Weng Chan, Singapore, SG;
Lian Chye Simon Tan, Singapore, SG;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
An example image forming apparatus includes a main body, a driving motor, a developing cartridge, and a clutch. The developing cartridge includes a toner container, a mounting portion to receive a toner refill cartridge, a toner inlet portion to connect the mounting portion to the toner container, and a toner inlet shutter to be switched between a blocking location for blocking the toner inlet portion and an inlet location for opening the toner inlet portion. The clutch is to selectively transmit a driving force of the driving motor to the toner inlet shutter.