Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Toner container, toner feed device and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 调色剂容器,调色剂供给装置和成像装置
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Application No.: US11806730Application Date: 2007-06-04
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Publication No.: US07805092B2Publication Date: 2010-09-28
- Inventor: Koichi Mihara
- Applicant: Koichi Mihara
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC
- Priority: JP2006-193258 20060713
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
A toner container that is removably attached to a toner feed device for feeding toner to a developing unit provided for an image forming apparatus, includes: a container body filled with toner; and a supporting structure, which supports the container body in a rotatable manner by enclosing the outer peripheral surface along the rotational direction of the container body so as to include the area where a toner feed recess is formed, and has a toner feed aperture for feeding the toner discharged from a toner discharge aperture of the container body into the toner feed recess, to the outside. The supporting structure includes a shutter opening and closing mechanism having a shutter element that is movable along a fixed direction to open and close the toner feed aperture. This shutter opening and closing mechanism in the supporting structure is formed with an anti-slide portion for restraining the movement of the shutter element before the toner container is mounted to the toner feed device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080013984A1 Toner container, toner feed device and image forming apparatus Public/Granted day:2008-01-17
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