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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Sang-hoon Lee, Suwon, KR;
Seung-gweon Lee, Suwon, KR;
Assignee:
S-PRINTING SOLUTION CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0886 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0668 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0692 (2013.01); G03G 2221/169 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cartridge unit to discharge toner via a toner outlet and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus are provided. The cartridge unit includes a shutter unit movable between an opening position in which the toner outlet is opened and a closing position in which the toner outlet is closed in a first direction, and a lever unit movable in a second direction across the first direction, and connected to the shutter unit such that the shutter unit moves in the first direction when the lever unit moves in the second direction.