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Toner container, toner feed device and image forming apparatus

A technology for a toner container and a supply device, which is applied to equipment, instruments, and electrographic techniques using electric charge patterns, can solve the problems of peeling off, wrong rotation, and contamination of sealing sheets, and achieves easy installation, The effect of improving workability and maintenance performance

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-01-16
SHARP KK
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[0006] However, there is a risk that the container body supported by the supporting structure may be erroneously rotated due to accidental shock, vibration, etc. during transportation and conveyance of the toner container.
That is, this structure brings such a problem that the sealing sheet that has been installed on the toner discharge port comes off and the user's hands, clothes, etc. The toner in the toner container is soiled due to leakage and scattering

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[0046] First, the configuration of a first embodiment of an image forming apparatus in which the toner container of the present invention is used will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is an explanatory view showing the overall configuration of a first embodiment of an image forming apparatus in which a toner container according to the present embodiment is used, and FIG. 2 is a partial detailed view showing the configuration of an apparatus body of the image forming apparatus .

[0047] The image forming apparatus 1A in which the toner container according to the present embodiment is used is an image forming apparatus that forms and outputs a monochrome image of image data captured by a scanner or the like or image data transmitted from the outside by electrophotography On a predetermined recording material sheet (hereinafter referred to as paper) as a recording medium. This image forming apparatus 1A includes: a paper feeding tray 8 on which a plurality of shee...

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A toner container that is removably attached to a toner feed device for feeding toner to a developing unit provided for an image forming apparatus, includes: a container body filled with toner; a supporting structure which supports the container body in a rotatable manner and has a toner feed aperture for feeding the toner from the container body to the outside. The toner container is constructed such that the supporting structure includes a shutter opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing the toner feed aperture; the container body is applied with a sealing element for sealing the toner discharge aperture of the container body; the sealing element is engaged with the supporting structure at one end opposite to the other end thereof which seals the toner discharge aperture of the container body when the container body is held by the supporting structure; and, the side surface of the container body against which the shutter opening and closing mechanism provided for the supporting structure abuts is formed with an engaging projection for engaging the shutter opening and closing mechanism when the shutter element confines the toner feed aperture.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a toner container for storing toner used in an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine, a printer, a facsimile, and a toner supply device to which the toner container is detachably mounted, and An image forming apparatus equipped with the toner supply device. In particular, the invention relates to a support structure for supporting the toner container. Background technique [0002] In general, in image forming apparatuses such as copying machines, printers, facsimile machines, and multifunctional machines including at least two of these functions, by forming an electrostatic latent image on a photoreceptor, using a developer supplied from a developing unit to a photoreceptor developing an electrostatic image on the photoreceptor to form a developer image on the photoreceptor, transferring the developer image from the photoreceptor to recording paper, and heating and pressing the recording paper to fix the de...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G03G15/08
CPCG03G2215/0687G03G2215/0665G03G15/0839G03G15/0841G03G15/0872G03G15/0877G03G15/0882G03G15/0886
Inventor 见原幸一
Owner SHARP KK
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