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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2002
Jui-Chi Wang, Taichung, TW;
Yung-Nan Hsu, Taichung, TW;
Ya-Li Huang, Taiching, TW;
Kuan-Tung Li, Yunlin, TW;
Shu-Hui Wang, Taichung, TW;
Xiao-Hui Wang, Taichung, TW;
Ting-Hsuan Ko, Taichung, TW;
Ren-Hao Liu, Taichung, TW;
Hui-Wen Hsieh, Taichung, TW;
Chung Yu Chen, Taichung, TW;
Abstract
A toner supplying container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus. In one embodiment, the toner supplying container includes a first container for receiving toner and a second container for accommodating toner and providing toner to the first container. The second container is releasably mounted to the first container at a predetermined position such that the first container and second container communicate to each other. The second container is replaceable when the toner accommodated in the second container is used up by a third container that is substantially identical to the second container but has toner therein.