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Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 24, 2025
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Yuuji Obukuro, Saitama, JP;

Shunsuke Hijikata, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0853 (2013.01); G03G 15/0875 (2013.01); G03G 15/556 (2013.01); G03G 21/1814 (2013.01);
Abstract

A cartridge is provided that includes a first accommodating portion configured to accommodate toner, a first rotation shaft configured to be rotatable about a first rotation axis line, a first flexible member fixed to the first rotation shaft, a first magnetized member provided on the first flexible member, a second accommodating portion configured to accommodate toner to be supplied to the first accommodating portion and being aligned with the first accommodating portion in a first direction, a second rotation shaft configured to be rotatable about a second rotation axis line, a second flexible member fixed to the second rotation shaft, a second magnetized member provided on the second flexible member, and a magnetism sensing sensor provided between the first rotation axis line and the second rotation axis line in the first direction, and configured to sense magnetism in a sensing-capable range.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Obukuro, Yuuji. (2026). Cartridge, image forming apparatus, developing apparatus, and toner cartridge (U.S. Patent No. 12693612). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12693612

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