Toner bottle having a rubbing member and image forming apparatus including same
US8139989B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0802
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A toner bottle includes a bottle main body for discharging toner contained therein by rotation of the bottle main body and a scraping member disposed inside the bottle main body for rubbing the inner wall surface of the bottle main body 20 by rotation of the bottle main body. A shaft section for supporting a rubbing section included in the scraping member has an inclined support section extending with a predetermined angle inclined in a direction deviating from a direction in which an axis of rotation of the bottle main body extends.
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