STRUCTURE FOR SELECTIVELY LOCKING INLET SHUTTER OF TONER CHARGING UNIT ACCORDING TO ROTATIONAL PHASE OF TONER CARTRIDGE

摘要

A disclosed printer comprises: a developing cartridge supplying toner housed in a toner housing unit supplying toner housed in a toner housing unit to an electrostatic latent image formed on a photoconductor to form a visible toner image and attached to and detached from a body; a mounting unit connected to the toner housing unit and receiving a toner cartridge for charging the toner in the toner housing unit so that the toner cartridge may be rotated; an inlet shutter provided at the mounting unit to be rotatable with the toner cartridge to a blocking position blocking a toner inlet provided in the mounting unit to receive the toner from the toner cartridge and an inflow position opening the toner inlet; a locking unit selectively locking the inlet shutter; and a control unit controlling the locking unit to selectively lock/unlock the inlet shutter according to whether the toner cartridge is mounted at the mounting unit.;COPYRIGHT KIPO 2020