Title:
TONER REFILL CARTRIDGE CONNECTED TO MAIN BODY THROUGH INTERFACE BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT CARTRIDGE AND MAIN BODY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/045747
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a development cartridge supplying toner accommodated in a toner accommodating portion to an electrostatic latent image formed on a photoconductor to form a toner image, a toner refilling portion in the development cartridge and on which a toner refill cartridge for refilling toner in the toner accommodating portion is mounted, and a controller controlling operations of the image forming apparatus based on a connection between the development cartridge mounted on the main body and the toner refill cartridge mounted on the toner refilling portion. The toner refilling portion connects the toner refill cartridge to the main body through an interface between the development cartridge and the main body.
Inventors:
LEE SEUNG SUP (KR)
NOH JIN WOO (KR)
LEE YOUNG JU (KR)
NOH JIN WOO (KR)
LEE YOUNG JU (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2018/014409
Publication Date:
March 05, 2020
Filing Date:
November 22, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO (US)
International Classes:
G03G21/16; G03G15/08
Foreign References:
| US6212338B1 | 2001-04-03 | |||
| US20070230999A1 | 2007-10-04 | |||
| US6249654B1 | 2001-06-19 | |||
| US20110217067A1 | 2011-09-08 | |||
| US20160291521A1 | 2016-10-06 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3765917A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Y.P.LEE, MOCK & PARTNERS (KR)
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