Toner cartridge
OwnerJui-Chi Wang, Robin Hsu +2inventors
InventorsJui-Chi Wang, Robin Hsu, Li Kuan Tung, Ya Li Huang
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Abstract
A toner cartridge is constructed to include a container for accommodating toner, the container having a filling hole portion disposed at one end for filling of toner into the container and a barrel with a discharging hole at an opposite end for output of toner to a toner-receiving container in the image forming system in which the toner cartridge is installed, a strippable seal attached to the barrel to seal the discharging hole, and a stopper coupled to the barrel and moved to close/open the discharging hole after removal of the seal from the barrel.
Claims8
A toner cartridge used in an image forming system for supplying a toner for forming an image with said toner, said toner cartridge comprising:
- a cylindrical container for accommodating said toner, said container comprising a spiral groove extended around the periphery thereof, a filling hole portion disposed in a first end thereof through which said toner is filled into said container, and a barrel axially extended from a second end thereof, said barrel having a discharging hole for output of said toner to a toner-receiving container in said image forming system;
- a strippable seal adhered to said barrel to seal said discharging hole;
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- a stopper coupled to said barrel and moved between a first position where said stopper closes said discharging hole after removal of said seal from said barrel, and a second position where said stopper is moved away from said discharging hole and said discharging hole is opened after removal of said seal from said barrel.
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