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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2003
Applicants:
Hiroshi Hiura, Toride, JP;
Kazuyoshi Sasae, Toride, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Hiura, Toride, JP;
Kazuyoshi Sasae, Toride, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G015/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming unit detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, includes an image forming device that forms a toner image. A mounting device is provided in the image forming unit for mounting a toner supply container that supplies toner to the image forming device. The mounting device is such that the toner supply container is mountable to and dismountable from the image forming unit which is mounted in the image forming apparatus.