Structure for locking a shutter member in a toner supplying container
US7062205B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S222/01
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A toner supplying container has a container body having a toner discharge opening, a shutter member, a lever member, and a locking member. The lever member at its closing position causes the elastic portion of the locking member to be elastically deformed to urge the locking member to the locking position. When the container body is mounted on the image-forming machine body, the locking member is displaced to a lock-releasing position, permitting the lever member to be turned from the closing position to the opening position.
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