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Patent No.:

US 9316998 B1

Expired

Date of Patent:

Apr. 19, 2016

Filed:

Apr. 11, 2014

Image forming apparatus with inner cover that shields an optical sensor when an outer housing cover is closed, the optical sensor used for detecting whether a waste toner case is full

Applicant:

Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;

Inventor:

Koichi Imanaka, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:

KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;

Attorney:

Studebaker & Brackett PC

Primary Examiner:

David Gray

Assistant Examiner:

Andrew V Do

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/12 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

G03G 21/12 (2013.01); G03G 21/1633 (2013.01);

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a waste toner case, an optical sensor, a cover and a shading member. The waste toner case is attachably/detachably provided in an apparatus main body via an opening part. The waste toner case collects a waste toner ejected from an image forming part forming an image by a toner. The optical sensor detects whether or not the waste toner case is filled with the waste toner. The cover closes the opening part of the apparatus main body. The shading member is arranged between the cover and optical sensor. The shading member covers the optical sensor in a state where the cover is closed.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Imanaka, Koichi. (2016). Image forming apparatus with inner cover that shields an optical sensor when an outer housing cover is closed, the optical sensor used for detecting whether a waste toner case is full (U.S. Patent No. 9316998). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9316998

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