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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
May. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Satoru Hori, Yokohama, JP;
Kensuke Nakajima, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/10 (2006.01); G03G 21/12 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/12 (2013.01); G03G 15/161 (2013.01); G03G 21/105 (2013.01); G03G 21/1647 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a housing to accommodate toner, a conveying nozzle having an inlet to receive the toner from the housing and an outlet to discharge the toner, and a bracket to couple the inlet of the conveying nozzle with an opening of the housing. The bracket forms a pivot joint disposed adjacent to the inlet to impart a rotational movement of the conveying nozzle around the pivot joint.