Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

2008-09-02

2011-11-22

Gray, David (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Diagnostics

Component present or mounted

C399S083000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08064783

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes a toner cartridge supporting member which is movable between an insertion position and a draw-out position. An information storage device is provided on a toner cartridge that is mounted on the toner cartridge supporting member. A connector that is configured to engage the information storage device is provided on the image forming apparatus. The connector is movable in a moving direction of the toner cartridge supporting member. When a toner cartridge on the toner cartridge supporting member moves toward the draw-out position, the connector moves with and remains engaged with the information storage device for part of the movement so that information can be read from or written to the information storage device before the toner cartridge arrives at the draw-out position.

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patent: 4961088 (1990-10-01), Gilliland et al.
patent: 5636032 (1997-06-01), Springett
patent: 2003/0228171 (2003-12-01), Miyabe et al.
patent: 2004-069943 (2004-03-01), None
Machine translation of JP 2004-069943.

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