Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Toner cartridge and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 墨粉盒和成像设备
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Application No.: US12826032Application Date: 2010-06-29
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Publication No.: US08260178B2Publication Date: 2012-09-04
- Inventor: Koichi Kuroyama
- Applicant: Koichi Kuroyama
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Agency: Turocy & Watson, LLP
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a toner cartridge includes a cartridge body, a stirring member configured to stir toner contained in the cartridge body, and a scraping member having elasticity. The stirring member includes a rotation shaft contained in the cartridge body, and plural stirring rods protruded from the rotation shaft and arranged in an axial direction of the rotation shaft. The stirring rods have tips opposite to an inner surface of the cartridge body. The tips of the stirring rods are separate from each other. The scraping member extends in the axial direction of the rotation shaft to scrape toner adhered to the inner surface of the cartridge body, and includes plural elastically deformable strips divided along the axial direction of the rotation shaft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110008076A1 TONER CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2011-01-13
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