US 2016/0103416 A1Published application

Image forming apparatus

AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

InventorsDaisuke ETO, Nobuhiro FUKUMA

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Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a cover, a container holder, a detecting unit and a movable member. The cover opens/closes an opening attaching/detaching a toner container. The container holder is supported movably within the opening by attaching the toner container. The detecting unit includes a switching part switching a first position detecting an attaching condition of the toner container and a second position detecting a not-attaching condition of the toner container. The movable member interlocks with an opening/closing operation of the cover and switches the switching part of the detecting unit by moving. The movable member can move in a switching direction of the switching part from the second position to the first position when the cover is closed in the attaching condition. The movable member is restricted from moving in the switching direction by the container holder when the cover is closed in the not-attaching condition.

Claims6

Dependent claims

An image forming apparatus comprising:

a cover opening/closing an opening for attaching/detaching a toner container;
a container holder supported so as to be movable in a predetermined direction within the opening by attaching the toner container;
a detecting unit including a switching part switching a first position detecting an attaching condition of the toner container to the container holder and a second position detecting a not-attaching condition of the toner container to the container holder;
and
a movable member interlocking with an opening/closing operation of the cover and switching the switching part of the detecting unit by moving,
wherein the movable member is allowed to move in a direction of switching the switching part from the second position to the first position when the cover is closed in the attaching condition of the toner container to the container holder,
the movable member is further configured so that the move in the direction of switching the switching part from the second position to the first position is restricted by the container holder when the cover is closed in the not-attaching condition of the toner container to the container holder.

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