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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Jumpei Nitta, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoya Tateishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Sasaoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohei Koguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuma Hiasa, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a rotary including a developing roller, and a storage frame including a storage chamber to store toner to be supplied to the developing roller and an inlet opening communicating with the storage portion. In addition, a body frame has an opening and accommodates the rotary, and a toner cartridge includes a toner frame including a toner storage hollow storing the toner and a discharge opening communicating with the toner storage hollow and is attachable to the rotary through the opening. The toner is supplied from the toner storage hollow to the storage chamber in a state in which the toner cartridge is at the attached position. A moving assembly driven by a driver moves the moving assembly to move the toner cartridge from the attached position to a retracted position and moves the toner cartridge from the retracted position to the attached position.