UNLOCKING TONER CARTRIDGE BY CLICK OPERATION

Abstract: an example image forming apparatus includes a toner cartridge movable to a mounting position in which the toner cartridge is mounted to a mounting portion and a click position further proceeded from the mounting position in a mounting direction; an elastic member to apply elastic force to the toner cartridge in a direction returning from the click position to the mounting position; a locking member to selectively allow removal of the toner cartridge from the mounting portion in accordance with a click operation by which the toner cartridge is moved to the click position and the mounting position; and a click restricting member to selectively allow movement of the toner cartridge from the mounting position to the click position.

Inventor(s): Changwoo LEE, Jaeil YU, Heonjoo KIM, Jeongyeon PARK

CPC Classification: G03G21/1647 (Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements)

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