JP5766684B2 - トナー容器及び画像形成装置 - Google Patents
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Description
10 トナー容器
11 筐体
12 シャッター
111 トナー収容室
112 連通穴
113 補給穴
114 第1回収穴
115 第1壁部
116 第2壁部
117 第2回収穴
118 連結部
121 第1外側端部
122 第2外側端部
123 下方端部
124 第1内側端部
125 第2内側端部
126 隔離壁
127 凹部
128 隔離壁
70 トナー供給ユニット
C 閉止方向
D 直交方向
Claims (9)
- トナー収容室を有し、前記トナー収容室の外部に前記トナー収容室を連通させる連通穴が形成された筺体と、
前記筺体が有する前記連通穴の開放位置と前記連通穴の閉止位置との間をスライドして前記連通穴を開閉するシャッターと
を備えるトナー容器であって、
前記連通穴は、前記トナーを補給する補給穴と第1回収穴と少なくとも1つの第2回収穴とを含み、
前記補給穴と前記第1回収穴は、前記シャッターが前記開放位置から前記閉止位置に向かう閉止方向に向かって、前記補給穴、前記第1回収穴の順に設けられ、
前記補給穴と前記少なくとも1つの第2回収穴は、前記閉止方向に直交する直交方向に沿って設けられている、トナー容器。 - 前記少なくとも1つの第2回収穴は、前記直交方向に沿って前記補給穴の両側にそれぞれ設けられている、請求項1に記載のトナー容器。
- 前記筺体は、
前記補給穴を規定する第1壁部と、
第2壁部と、
前記第1壁部と前記第2壁部とを連結する連結部と
を有し、
前記第1壁部と前記第2壁部との間に、前記第1回収穴と前記少なくとも1つの第2回収穴とが形成されている、請求項1又は請求項2に記載のトナー容器。 - 前記連結部は、前記少なくとも1つの第2回収穴を跨ぐ、請求項3に記載のトナー容器。
- 前記第1壁部は、前記筺体の外側に延伸する第1外側端部を有し、
前記第2壁部は、前記筺体の外側に延伸する第2外側端部を有し、
前記第2外側端部は前記第1外側端部よりも高い位置にあり、
前記シャッターは、前記筺体の内側に向かう下方端部を有し、
前記シャッターが前記閉止位置にある時、前記下方端部は、前記第2壁部によって囲まれている、請求項3又は請求項4に記載のトナー容器。 - 前記第1壁部は、前記筺体の内側に延伸する第1内側端部を有し、
前記第2壁部は、前記筺体の内側に延伸する第2内側端部を有し、
前記第1内側端部は前記第2内側端部よりも低い位置にある、請求項3〜請求項5のいずれか一項に記載のトナー容器。 - 前記筺体は、前記トナー収容室の内部から前記少なくとも1つの第2回収穴を通って前記筺体の外部に延伸する隔離壁を有する、請求項1〜請求項6のいずれか一項に記載のトナー容器。
- 前記シャッターは、前記少なくとも1つの第2回収穴を通って前記トナー収容室の内部に向けて延伸する隔離壁を有する、請求項1〜請求項6のいずれか一項に記載のトナー容器。
- 請求項1〜請求項8のいずれか一項に記載のトナー容器と、
前記トナー容器の前記補給穴に前記トナーを供給するトナー供給ユニットと
を備える画像形成装置。
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