Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Developer container having a cap with three portions of different diameters
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Application No.: US16584982Application Date: 2019-09-27
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Publication No.: US10725398B2Publication Date: 2020-07-28
- Inventor: Yasufumi Takahashi , Kunihiro Ohyama , Masayuki Yamane , Takeshi Uchitani , Tadashi Hayakawa , Takuji Takahashi , Shouji Okabe , Akira Shinshi , Yuichiro Ueda , Masaki Takahashi , Yuuki Satoh
- Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
- Current Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Xsensus LLP
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@3ddcc0f9 com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@70ddc3a4 com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@2ef4e46d com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@6acd7eb6 com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@31cda01e
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08 ; G03G21/16 ; G03G21/18 ; B41J2/175 ; G03G21/00 ; G03G15/00

Abstract:
A toner container includes a container body, an opening, a cover, a toner discharge port, a shutter, a cylindrical structure, protrusions, and an identifier. The shutter is attached to the cover and includes a main shutter covering the toner discharge port. The main shutter moves between a closed position to close the toner discharge port and an open position to open the toner discharge port. The protrusions are on both sides of the cover and protrude in a direction orthogonal to a toner container mounting direction. The identifier is on the cover to indicate a toner color. The cylindrical structure's leading end is downstream of leading ends of the protrusions in the mounting direction. The main shutter's leading end is downstream of the protrusions' leading ends in the mounting direction when the main shutter is in the closed position. The protrusions are downstream of the identifier in the mounting direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200026220A1 DEVELOPER CONTAINER HAVING A CAP WITH THREE PORTIONS OF DIFFERENT DIAMETERS Public/Granted day:2020-01-23
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