Sealing member, toner accommodating container and image forming apparatus
US6990301B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1657
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
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.
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