Invention Application
- Patent Title: Toner container, toner supply device and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US11255872Application Date: 2005-10-24
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Publication No.: US20060099012A1Publication Date: 2006-05-11
- Inventor: Emi Kita , Takeroh Kurenuma , Kiyonori Tsuda , Masayuki Yamane , Nobuyuki Taguchi , Kazuhisa Sudo , Satoshi Narumi , Fumio Ogata , Seiji Terazawa , Kenzo Tatsumi , Keisuke Katoh
- Applicant: Emi Kita , Takeroh Kurenuma , Kiyonori Tsuda , Masayuki Yamane , Nobuyuki Taguchi , Kazuhisa Sudo , Satoshi Narumi , Fumio Ogata , Seiji Terazawa , Kenzo Tatsumi , Keisuke Katoh
- Priority: JP2004-324976 20041109; JP2004-331142 20041115; JP2004-380959 20041228
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
A toner container for installation in a toner supply device is provided. The toner container includes a toner accommodation member and a cap member freely attachable to and detachable from the toner accommodation member. The toner accommodation member includes a bag member having an opening, and a connection member attached to the opening of the bag member and having a toner supply opening. The cap member is configured to receive toner supplied from the toner supply opening of the connection member of the toner accommodation member and to discharge the received toner. Either of the connection member of the toner accommodation member and the cap member includes a groove part and the other includes a protrusion part to engage with the groove part, and the cap member is attached to the toner accommodation member by engaging the groove part and the protrusion part with each other. The protrusion part elastically deforms to engage with the groove part.
Public/Granted literature
- US07184691B2 Toner container, toner supply device and image forming apparatus Public/Granted day:2007-02-27
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