DEVELOPING UNIT AND TONER CARTRIDGE

    公开(公告)号:CA2173184A1

    公开(公告)日:1996-10-26

    申请号:CA2173184

    申请日:1996-04-01

    Inventor: OKADA MITSUHARU

    Abstract: A developing unit for an imaging device, which includes a toner developing member, a toner hopper, and a toner cartridge. The toner hopper includes a cartridge installation hole into which the toner cartridge may be installed. The toner cartridge includes an inner sleeve member that stores toner in its interior and an outer sleeve member disposed around the outer circumference of the inner sleeve member and capable of relative rotation with it. The inner sleeve member includes a first opening in its surface which faces downward during installation into the imaging device, and the outer sleeve member includes a second opening in its surface which may be aligned with the first opening. The toner cartridge may only be removed from the toner hopper when the second opening in the outer sleeve member is rotated 180 first opening in the inner sleeve member, thereby preventing the inadvertent spillage of toner.

    TONER CARTRIDGE SEALING FILM RETAINING CONFIGURATION

    公开(公告)号:CA2171151A1

    公开(公告)日:1996-09-08

    申请号:CA2171151

    申请日:1996-03-06

    Abstract: In a toner cartridge for supplying toner to the developing unit in a xerographic image forming apparatus, the casing containing toner has two toner discharge openings sealed prior to installation by a sealing film having a sealing portion peel-separably affixed to the casing around the toner discharge openings, as well as a peel-separating leader portion. The sealing film overlaps itself, having open opposite lateral edges. The toner cartridge is fitted with retaining elements affixed to the casing along opposite lateral edges of the toner discharge openings, for covering the open opposite lateral edges of the sealing film. An installation seat having a toner-disgorging opening corresponding to the toner discharge openings is fixed to the end of the toner cartridge casing. The installation seat includes pressing elements therein disposed over the retaining elements for maintaining external pressure on the retaining elements.

    Toner replenishing device of image forming machine and toner cartridge for use therein

    公开(公告)号:AU8953198A

    公开(公告)日:1999-05-27

    申请号:AU8953198

    申请日:1998-10-27

    Inventor: OKADA MITSUHARU

    Abstract: A toner cartridge (100) comprises a container body (101) having a toner transport passage (112), and toner transporter means (130) disposed in the toner transport passage (112) for transporting toner from one end portion toward the other end portion of the toner transport passage while agitating the toner along the toner transport passage (112), and the container body (101) has a toner discharge port (150) provided at the other end portion of the toner transport passage (112), and a recycle toner entry port (170) provided at the one end portion of the toner transport passage (112). When the toner cartridge is mounted at a predetermined position, the toner discharge port (150) is positioned opposite a toner feed port (214) provided in a developing device (10), while the recycle toner entry port (170) is positioned opposite a recycle toner drop port (192) provided in a recycle toner carrier means (19).

    TONER CARTRIDGE
    4.
    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:CA2226998A1

    公开(公告)日:1998-07-17

    申请号:CA2226998

    申请日:1998-01-14

    Inventor: OKADA MITSUHARU

    Abstract: A toner cartridge is constructed from a container having a discharge opening in a bottom end surface thereof, and a shutter mechanism mounted on the bottom end of the container. In a lower part of the container, at least one partition wall is disposed. The discharge opening of the container is present not entirely in the bottom end surface, but only partly in the surface. To the entire edge of the discharge opening, a wall extending upwardly at an inclination angle a of at least 45 degrees to the horizontal is connected.

    Toner replenishing device of image forming machine and toner cartridge applied thereto

    公开(公告)号:AU2834597A

    公开(公告)日:1998-01-15

    申请号:AU2834597

    申请日:1997-06-27

    Abstract: A toner replenishing device of an image forming machine, including a toner cartridge receiving member (2) disposed in a machine body and having a cartridge inserting position and a cartridge mounting position; and a toner cartridge (4) having a container body with a toner discharge opening (88) and mounted detachably on the toner cartridge receiving member; wherein a reference alignment mark (111a) is provided at a machine body wall portion positioned above the toner cartridge receiving member, a first alignment mark (46a) is provided in the container body of the toner cartridge at a position opposite the reference alignment mark at the cartridge inserting position, and a second alignment mark (441a) is provided in the container body of the toner cartridge at a position opposite the reference alignment mark (111a) at the cartridge mounting position.

    TONER SUPPLY DEVICE AND TONER CARTRIDGE

    公开(公告)号:CA2181845A1

    公开(公告)日:1997-02-01

    申请号:CA2181845

    申请日:1996-07-23

    Abstract: A toner supply device in which a toner cartridge can smoothly be inserted and removed. The toner supply device includes a toner supply device main body capable of removably setting the toner cartridge to a setting position. The toner supply device main body includes a guide tray for guiding the toner cartridge along an insertion in direction when the toner cartridge is inserted to and pulled out from the setting position. Thus, the toner cartridge can smoothly be inserted and removed. The guide tray can assume a guide posture for guiding the insertion and removal of the toner cartridge, and a retreat posture where the guide tray is being retreated to a retreat position.

    Developing unit and toner cartridge

    公开(公告)号:AU5195496A

    公开(公告)日:1996-11-07

    申请号:AU5195496

    申请日:1996-04-23

    Inventor: OKADA MITSUHARU

    Abstract: A developing unit (12) for an imaging device, which includes a toner developing member (33), a toner hopper (34), and a toner cartridge (35). The toner hopper (34) includes a cartridge installation hole (36) into which the toner cartridge (35) may be installed. The toner cartridge (35) includes an inner sleeve member (51) that stores toner in its interior and an outer sleeve member (52) disposed around the outer circumference of the inner sleeve member (51) and capable of relative rotation with it. The inner sleeve member (51) includes a first opening (53) in its surface which faces downward during installation into the imaging device, and the outer sleeve member (52) includes a second opening (54) in its surface which may be aligned with the first opening (53). The toner cartridge (35) may only be removed from the toner hopper (34) when the second opening (54) in the outer sleeve member (52) is rotated 180 DEG with respect to the first opening (53) in the inner sleeve member (51), thereby preventing any inadvertent spillage of toner.

    Toner cartridge
    8.
    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:SG68602A1

    公开(公告)日:1999-11-16

    申请号:SG1996011393

    申请日:1996-11-22

    Inventor: OKADA MITSUHARU

    Abstract: A toner cartridge (24) is disclosed which includes a case (25) having two toner discharge openings (26, 27) through the surface connected to a toner hopper (23), two sealing films (28, 29), and a reeling shaft (36). The sealing films (28, 29) are removably adhered to the portion adjacent to the toner discharge openings (26, 27), and seal the toner discharge openings (26, 27). The reeling shaft (36) is rotatably supported by the case (25), and allows the plurality of sealing films (28, 29) to be removed from the toner discharge openings (26, 27) during toner cartridge installation by reeling the sealing films (28, 29) around the reeling shaft (36). At least one of the plurality of sealing films (28, 29) is longer than the others, and is attached to the reeling shaft (36) in a direction opposite that of the others. This arrangement allows the timing of removal of the sealing films (28, 29) to be shifted, thereby reducing the amount of torque required for their removal.

    Toner cartridge
    9.
    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:SG67281A1

    公开(公告)日:1999-09-21

    申请号:SG1995001876

    申请日:1995-11-20

    Abstract: A toner cartridge comprises a container body (4) having a tubular wall (16) with a longitudinally extending toner discharge opening (26) formed therein, and opposite end walls (20,22) closing the longitudinally opposite end portions of the tubular wall (16); a toner accommodated in the container body (4); and a sealing member (6) unsealably sealing the toner discharge opening (26) of the container body (4). The inner surface of at least one of the opposite end walls (20,22) of the container body extends, at the angle of inclination which is larger than the angle of repose of the toner accommodated in the container body, longitudinally outwardly from the edge substantially coinciding with one longitudinal edge of the toner discharge opening. Alternatively, the inner surface of at least one of the opposite end walls (20,22) of the container body (4) extends inwardly and longitudinally outwardly, at the angle of inclination which is larger than the angle of repose of the toner accommodated in the container body, from the outer peripheral edge thereof, and one longitudinal edge of the toner discharge opening is substantially conformed to the outer peripheral edge of the inner surface of that one of the opposite end walls of the container body.

    TONER CARTRIDGE
    10.
    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:CA2163048A1

    公开(公告)日:1996-05-27

    申请号:CA2163048

    申请日:1995-11-16

    Abstract: A toner cartridge comprises a container body having a tubular wall having a longitudinally extending toner discharge opening formed therein, and opposite end walls closing the longitudinally opposite end portions of the tubular wall; a toner accommodated in the container body; and a sealing member unsealably sealing the toner discharge opening of the container body. The inner surface of at least one of the opposite end walls of the container body extends, at the angle of inclination which is larger than the angle of repose of the toner accommodated in the container body, longitudinally outwardly from the edge substantially coinciding with one longitudinal edge of the toner discharge opening. Alternatively, the inner surface of at least one of the opposite end walls of the container body extends inwardly and longitudinally outwardly, at the angle of inclination which is larger than the angle of repose of the toner accommodated in the container body, from the outer peripheral edge thereof, and one longitudinal edge of the toner discharge opening is substantially conformed to the outer peripheral edge of the inner surface of that one of the opposite end walls of the container body.

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