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Article: Japanese Inventor Develops Toner Cartridge Installation, Removal Mechanism
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 24, 2008
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Hisashi Kimura of Kanagawa-ken, Japan, has developed a toner cartridge.
According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In accordance with a replacing mechanism of the present invention, a toner cartridge is replaced from a main body of an image forming apparatus by performing, in a substantially same timing, an operation of closing a toner pouring opening with a cover by a levering action; and an operation of displacing the toner cartridge from the main body of the image forming apparatus to an operater side, the toner cartridge being provided with a flange portion. The toner cartridge cannot be pulled out unless the toner pouring opening is fully closed ...