摘要:
A toner container contains toner and includes: a container having a toner discharge hole; a toner conveyance screw for conveying the toner within the container toward the toner discharge hole; and a shutter cylinder including a peripheral wall formed with a toner discharge opening at a position corresponding to the toner discharge opening. The toner conveyance screw is rotatably supported at one end thereof by a bearing within the shutter cylinder. The shutter cylinder is mounted to a side wall of the container in a rotation free manner.
摘要:
A toner container for containing toner includes a first side wall and a second side wall opposite to each other; a toner discharge hole; an agitator for agitating the toner, the agitator rotatable around an agitating shaft bridged between the first side wall and the second side wall; a bearing portion for supporting one end of the agitating shaft; a swing prevention portion for preventing the container from swinging; and a toner charging hole for charging toner into the container. The first side wall is formed with the bearing portion, the swing prevention portion, and the toner charging hole. The bearing portion is between the toner charging hole and the swing prevention portion on an outer surface of the first side wall.
摘要:
A toner container adapted for containing toner includes a first side wall and a second side wall opposed to each other. The toner container longitudinally extends between the first side wall and the second side wall and includes a handle to be held when the container is attached to or detached from the apparatus main body and a retaining portion provided on the first side wall to be engaged with a portion of the apparatus main body when the container is installed in the apparatus main body. The handle is provided at a position shifted to the second side wall from a center of the container in the longitudinal direction.
摘要:
A toner container adapted for containing toner includes a first side wall and a second side wall opposed to each other. The toner container longitudinally extends between the first side wall and the second side wall and includes a handle to be held when the container is attached to or detached from the apparatus main body and a retaining portion provided on the first side wall to be engaged with a portion of the apparatus main body when the container is installed in the apparatus main body. The handle is provided at a position shifted to the second side wall from a center of the container in the longitudinal direction.
摘要:
A toner container for containing toner includes a toner discharge hole, a toner conveyance screw for conveying the toner within the container toward the toner discharge hole, a driving force transmitting portion for transmitting a driving force to the toner conveying screw, and a plurality of supporting legs for supporting the container. One of the supporting legs also serves as a covering member for covering the driving force transmitting portion.
摘要:
A toner container for containing toner includes a toner discharge hole, a toner conveyance screw for conveying the toner within the container toward the toner discharge hole, a driving force transmitting portion for transmitting a driving force to the toner conveying screw, and a plurality of supporting legs for supporting the container. One of the supporting legs also serves as a covering member for covering the driving force transmitting portion.
摘要:
A toner container for containing toner includes a first side wall and a second side wall opposite to each other; a toner discharge hole; an agitator for agitating the toner, the agitator rotatable around an agitating shaft bridged between the first side wall and the second side wall; a bearing portion for supporting one end of the agitating shaft; a swing prevention portion for preventing the container from swinging; and a toner charging hole for charging toner into the container. The first side wall is formed with the bearing portion, the swing prevention portion, and the toner charging hole. The bearing portion is between the toner charging hole and the swing prevention portion on an outer surface of the first side wall.
摘要:
A toner container for containing toner includes a toner discharge hole, a toner conveyance screw for conveying toner within the container toward the toner discharge hole, an agitator with an agitating blade for agitating the toner, and a recessed screw accommodation portion recessed in a bottom of the container for accommodating the toner conveyance screw. The toner conveyance screw is retained in the recessed screw accommodation portion with the toner conveyance screw exposed partially. The agitator is disposed in the container in parallel with the toner conveyance screw, and the agitating blade interferes with a portion of the toner conveyance screw exposed from the recessed screw accommodation portion.
摘要:
A toner container contains toner and includes: a container having a toner discharge hole; a toner conveyance screw for conveying the toner within the container toward the toner discharge hole; and a shutter cylinder including a peripheral wall formed with a toner discharge opening at a position corresponding to the toner discharge opening. The toner conveyance screw is rotatably supported at one end thereof by a bearing within the shutter cylinder. The shutter cylinder is mounted to a side wall of the container in a rotation free manner.
摘要:
The present invention provides a detection unit that detects, regarding a toner supply device loaded into an installation space of an apparatus main body, a type of the toner supply device or detects improper loading of the toner supply device and a notification unit that notifies loading of the toner supply device of a wrong type or improper loading of the toner supply device based on a result of detection by the detection unit.