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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2025
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Yuta Nohara, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of container groups, and a housing part. Each container group includes a plurality of toner containers containing of toner of different colors. The housing part includes a side plate, a cover, a locking device, an upper stopper and a lower stopper. The side plate has opening rows formed for each container group in a plurality of levels in an upper-and-lower direction. The opening row includes a plurality of openings horizontally arranged. The cover is turned in an open posture for opening the opening and a close posture for closing the opening. The first stopper holds the cover at an opening angle of 90° or less to the side plate and a second stopper which holds the cover at an opening angle of larger than 90° when the cover is turned to the open posture.