- Patent Title: Toner container, developing device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus that include a toner container contacting surface to contact with a developing device engagement releasing structure
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Application No.: US15971631Application Date: 2018-05-04
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Publication No.: US10365584B2Publication Date: 2019-07-30
- Inventor: Tomofumi Yoshida , Kohta Sakaya , Shinichi Arasawa , Jin Sam Park , Goo Chul Jung , Yasunobu Ogata
- Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
- Current Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2013-114144 20130530; JP2013-141524 20130705; JP2013-162345 20130805
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08 ; G03G21/18

Abstract:
A toner container is detachably attachable to a developing device. The developing device includes an inlet to be poured with a toner, an inlet shutter to move between a closed position, at which the inlet is closed, and an open position, at which the inlet is open, a biasing mechanism to bias the inlet shutter toward the closed position, an engaged structure provided in the inlet shutter, an engaging structure to engage with the engaged structure and to retain the inlet shutter at the open position against a biasing force of the biasing mechanism, and an engagement releasing structure provided in the inlet shutter and to release an engaging state between the engaged structure and the engaging structure. The toner container includes a contacting surface to contact with the engagement releasing structure and to make the engagement releasing structure release the engaging state.
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