System for preventing erroneous mounting of developer tanks acco

Details System for preventing erroneous mounting of developer tanks acco System for preventing erroneous mounting of developer tanks acco

1989-09-20

1991-09-17

Grimley, A. T.

Photocopying

Contact printing

Light boxes

355204, 355326, G03G 2100

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050499300

ABSTRACT:
An electrophotographic apparatus is provided with a developing device accommodating a plurality of developer tanks and a system for preventing erroneous mounting of these developer tanks. The developer tanks contain respective developers different in color from each other and are detachably mounted in respective predetermined mounting portions of the developing device. The system includes a connector formed on each of the developer tanks, a fixed connector formed on each of the mounting portions of the developing device and a controller for outputting at least one discrimination signal and judging whether or not the discrimination signal is inputted into the controller through at least one set of connectors. The connectors in each set are electrically connected with each other when each developer tank is properly mounted in its predetermined mounting portion of the developing device.

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