Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Toner cartridge, toner supplying mechanism and shutter
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Application No.: US18124675Application Date: 2023-03-22
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Publication No.: US12078952B2Publication Date: 2024-09-03
- Inventor: Yosuke Kashiide , Takashi Kimura
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: JP 14158119 2014.08.01 JP 14158120 2014.08.01 JP 15032063 2015.02.20
- The original application number of the division: US17506803 2021.10.21
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08 ; G03G21/16 ; G03G21/18

Abstract:
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toner cartridge detachably mountable to a receiving device, the toner cartridge comprising a container including a accommodating portion for accommodating the toner and a discharge opening for discharging the toner from the accommodating portion into the receiving device; and an open/close member including a closing portion for closing the discharge opening and an engaging portion movable relative to the closing portion, the open/close member being rotatable relative to the container between (a) an opening position for causing the closing portion to open the discharge opening and (b) a closing position for causing the closing portion to close the discharge opening, wherein the engaging portion is movable relative to the closing portion between (c) a engaging position for engagement with the receiving device to receive a force for moving the open/close member from the opening position to the closing position when the toner cartridge is dismounted from the receiving device and (d) a retracted position retracted from the engaging position, and wherein the engaging portion is movable from the retracted position to the engaging position with rotation of the open/close member from the closing position to the opening position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230221677A1 TONER CARTRIDGE, TONER SUPPLYING MECHANISM AND SHUTTER Public/Granted day:2023-07-13
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