- Patent Title: Toner container, image forming unit, and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US16047196Application Date: 2018-07-27
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Publication No.: US10295934B2Publication Date: 2019-05-21
- Inventor: Shun Hatanaka
- Applicant: Oki Data Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: OKI DATA CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: OKI DATA CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.
- Priority: JP2017-166655 20170831
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
A toner container includes containing chambers, a shaft member, rotary members, and stirring members. The containing chambers are arrayed in a first direction and partitioned from each other. The containing chambers contain respective toners of different colors. The shaft member extends in the first direction, passes through the containing chambers, and is rotatable about a rotational axis extending in the first direction. The rotary members are disposed in the respective containing chambers and each have a through-hole extending in the first direction. The rotary members are rotatable in response to rotation of the shaft member in an inserted state of the shaft member in the through-holes. The stirring members are supported by the respective rotary members and each extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The stirring members are pivotable in response to rotation of the respective rotary members. The stirring members have different pivoting positions upon pivoting.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190064702A1 TONER CONTAINER, IMAGE FORMING UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2019-02-28
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