Toner container and developer replenishing device
US7792470B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0692
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
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.
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