Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Toner container having operation member for making shutter open or close and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US16746175Application Date: 2020-01-17
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Publication No.: US10859947B2Publication Date: 2020-12-08
- Inventor: Takeshi Yoshida
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Studebaker & Brackett PC
- Priority: JP2019-008731 20190122
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
A toner container includes a container body, a shutter, and an operation member. The container body contains a toner and has a discharging port discharging the toner. The shutter opens or closes the discharging port. The operation member is operated between a first operation position making the shutter close the discharging port and a second operation position making the shutter open the discharging port. In an upper face of the container body, a recessed part is provided in an area including an end at a side of the operation member. In the recessed part, an inclined face inclined upwardly from an upstream side to a downstream side in an operation direction when the operation member is operated from the first operation position to the second operation position is provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200233337A1 TONER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2020-07-23
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