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Patent No.:

US 8649725 B1

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Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014

Filed:

Nov. 01, 2010
Applicants:

Masamichi Kimura, Yokohama, JP;

Ichirou Kawahara, Yokohama, JP;

Inventors:

Masamichi Kimura, Yokohama, JP;

Ichirou Kawahara, Yokohama, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A collection container includes: a first receiving unit that receives toner removed from a toner holder, via an aperture; a conveyance member that is provided in the first receiving unit to convey the received toner in a direction across a first direction in which the first receiving unit extends; a toner container that has a width extending in the first direction to receive and store the conveyed toner across the width; an elastic body that supports the toner container against a weight of the toner container so that at least one end of the toner container is movable within a range greater than that of another part of the toner container; and a moving member that moves in accordance with a movement of one end of the toner container, when the elastic body elastically deformed caused by an increase in an amount of toner stored.


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Kimura, Masamichi. (2014). Collection container with an elastic body and image-forming apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 8649725). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8649725

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