Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Toner container and image forming apparatus with a secure seal
- Patent Title (中): 调色剂容器和具有安全密封的图像形成装置
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Application No.: US13411211Application Date: 2012-03-02
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Publication No.: US08909093B2Publication Date: 2014-12-09
- Inventor: Kikuchi Kenji , Eisuke Hori , Yuji Suzuki , Hideki Kimura , Nobuo Takami , Noriyuki Kimura
- Applicant: Kikuchi Kenji , Eisuke Hori , Yuji Suzuki , Hideki Kimura , Nobuo Takami , Noriyuki Kimura
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2009-204368 20090904; JP2009-204403 20090904; JP2009-204459 20090904; JP2010-121808 20100527; JP2010-121919 20100527; JP2010-121974 20100527
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08
Abstract:
A toner container which includes a main body for storing toner, an opening for dispensing toner, and a mechanism for sealing the opening. The mechanism for sealing the opening includes a slidable shutter which includes a cover and an extension, connected to the cover part, including a pushing surface and a blocking surface. The mechanism for sealing further includes a restriction which contacts the blocking surface to prevent the slidable shutter from sliding.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120163877A1 TONER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH A SECURE SEAL Public/Granted day:2012-06-28
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