摘要:
A developer supply container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus includes a container body for containing developer; a discharge opening, disposed at a peripheral surface of the container body, for permitting discharge of the developer therefrom; feeding means for feeding the developer toward the discharge opening by rotation of the container body; and detection means for detecting an amount of the developer remaining in the container body. The detection means has a detection area which at least partially overlaps the discharge opening as seen in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the developer supply container.
摘要:
A toner supplying kit for being detachably set in an image forming apparatus to supply toner thereto, said toner supplying kin includes a toner container for containing toner; a discharge opening, provided in said toner container, for discharging the toner; a plurality of feeding projections, projected inwardly in said toner container, for feeding the toner in said toner container toward said discharge opening with rotation of said toner container, wherein a uniaxial collapse stress of the toner when a vertical stress of 128 g/cm2 is applied thereto is 2.0-8.0 g/cm2.
摘要翻译:一种用于可拆卸地设置在图像形成装置中以供应调色剂的调色剂供应盒,所述调色剂供给装置包括用于容纳调色剂的调色剂容器; 设置在所述调色剂容器中的用于排出调色剂的排出口; 在所述调色剂容器中向内突出的多个进给突起,用于通过所述调色剂容器的旋转将所述调色剂容器中的调色剂供给所述排出口,其中当垂直应力为128g / cm 2时调色剂的单轴塌陷应力, 2>为2.0-8.0g / cm 2。
摘要:
A sealing member for sealing a toner discharge opening of a toner accommodating container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, the sealing member includes a locking portion for being locked with a portion to be locked provided in the image forming apparatus, the locking portion being adapted to displace with a relative closing movement relative to the portion to be locked, wherein the toner discharging opening is brought into an open state from a closed state by relative to movement of the sealing member relative to the toner accommodating container with the locking portion being in engagement with the portion to be locked; and a releasing force receiving portion for receiving from the image forming apparatus a releasing force for releasing engagement between the locking portion and the portion to be locked by displacing the locking portion.
摘要:
A toner supply container is detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus. The container includes a toner accommodating portion to accommodate toner and has a supply opening to supply toner into the image forming apparatus, a feeding member to feed the toner in the toner accommodating portion toward the supply opening, and a sealing member to seal the supply opening. The sealing member has a locking portion to be locked by a locking member provided in a main assembly of the apparatus, and a coupling portion to be coupled with a drive coupling member provided in the main assembly. The sealing member is rotatable integrally with the feeding member by a rotational force received by the coupling portion from the drive coupling member. The locking portion and the coupling portion are spaced apart from each other with respect to a mounting direction of the container.
摘要:
A toner supply container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, includes a main body for accommodating toner; an opening for permitting discharge of the toner from the main body; a rotatable feeding member, provided in the main body, for feeding the toner by rotation thereof; wherein the feeding member including a lift portion for lifting the toner in the main body, a guiding portion for guiding the toner lifted by the collecting portion downwardly toward the opening, and a falling portion for letting the toner lifted by the lifting portion fall without feeding it toward the opening with rotation of the feeding member.
摘要:
A toner supply container, detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus, for supplying toner to the main assembly of the image forming apparatus, the toner supply container includes a main body for accommodating the toner; a discharging opening for permitting discharging of the toner accommodated in the main body of the container; a container shutter member for opening and closing the discharging opening; a rotatable member rotatably supported by the main body of the container and having a drive transmitting portion for engaging with a rotational force transmitting means provided in the main assembly of the apparatus to transmit the rotational force to the rotational force transmitting means; a rotating force receiving portion for receiving the rotating force from the rotating force transmitting means through engagement with the rotating force transmitting means, wherein the container shutter member is given a force for opening and closing the discharge opening by the rotating force received by the rotating force receiving portion; wherein when the toner supply container is not mounted to the main assembly of the apparatus, the rotatable member is rotatable relative to the main assembly of the container between a first position and a second position away from the first position in a rotational direction of opening the container shutter member by a predetermined rotational angle; the rotatable member being provided with a contact portion which is contacted by the main assembly of the apparatus to direct the rotatable member to the second position when the drive transmitting portion and the rotating force transmitting means are engaged to mount the toner supply container to the main assembly of the apparatus.
摘要:
A developer supply container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, the developer supply container includes a main body for accommodating a developer; a discharge opening, provided in the main body, for permitting discharge of the developer; a shutter member for opening and closing the discharge opening; a rotatable member which is rotatable relative to the main body to effect opening and closing movement of the shutter member; a regulating member for limiting a rotation of the rotatable member in a direction of opening the shutter member, wherein the regulating member includes an extended portion integral with the rotatable member and extended substantially along the opening rotational direction of the rotatable member and a limiting projection, projected from the extended portion toward the main assembly, for abutment to a stopper projection of the main body, wherein the regulating member has an abutting portion for abutment to an image forming apparatus in a mounting operation of the developer supply container, and the limiting projection displaces to a position where it is incapable of abutting the stopper projection.
摘要:
A toner supply container detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes (a) a toner accommodating portion for accommodating toner; (b) a toner supply opening or port for discharging toner accommodated in the toner accommodating portion; (c) a toner feeding member for feeding the toner accommodated in the toner accommodating portion toward the toner supply opening by rotation thereof, wherein a center of rotation of the toner feeding member is in an opening region of the toner supply port as seen in the longitudinal direction of the toner feeding member.
摘要:
A developer supply container for supplying a developer detachably set in an image forming apparatus, the developer supply container includes a main body for containing the developer; a discharge opening, provided in the main body, for discharging the developer; a plurality of feeding projections, provided projected from a curved inner surface, for feeding the developer in the main body toward the discharge opening with rotation of the main body, wherein each of the projections are linear without twisting.
摘要:
A toner container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, includes a main body for containing toner; a sealing portion for sealing the toner discharge opening; locking projections for snap-fitting engagement with holes provided in a cylindrical member of an image forming apparatus, wherein the projections receive from the cylindrical member unsealing forces for unsealing the toner discharge opening by a relative movement between the sealing portion and the toner container, wherein a number of the locking projections is larger than a number of ribs provided between the holes of the cylindrical member.