Toner container, developer replenishing device, and image forming apparatus
AssigneeKyocera Mita Corporation
InventorsDaisuke Eto, Toshinori Nishimura, Yoshiaki Ikebata
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Abstract
A toner container adapted for containing toner includes a first side wall and a second side wall opposed to each other. The toner container longitudinally extends between the first side wall and the second side wall and includes a handle to be held when the container is attached to or detached from the apparatus main body and a retaining portion provided on the first side wall to be engaged with a portion of the apparatus main body when the container is installed in the apparatus main body. The handle is provided at a position shifted to the second side wall from a center of the container in the longitudinal direction.
Claims17
A toner container to be detachably installed into an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus for replenishing a developing device provided in the apparatus main body with toner, comprising:
- a container for containing toner, and including a first side wall and a second side wall opposed to each other, the container comprising:
- a handle to be held when the container is attached to or detached from the main body;
- and
- a retaining portion provided on the first side wall and be engaged with a portion of the apparatus main body when the container is installed in the apparatus main body;
- wherein the container longitudinally extends between the first side wall and the second side wall;
- and
- the handle is provided at a position shifted to the second side wall from a center of the container in a longitudinal direction.
A developer replenishing device to be detachably installed into an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus for replenishing a developing device provided in the apparatus main body with developer, comprising:
- a container for containing developer, and including a first side wall and a second side wall opposed to each other, the container comprising:
- a handle to be held when the container is attached to or detached from the apparatus main body;
- and
- a retaining portion provided on the first side wall and be engaged with a portion of the apparatus main body when the container is installed in the apparatus main body;
- wherein the container longitudinally extends between the first side wall and the second side wall;
- and
- the handle is provided at a position shifted to the second side wall from a center of the container in a longitudinal direction.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image carrier for carrying a toner image:
- a developing device for supplying toner to the image carrier;
- a toner container for replenishing the developing device with toner;
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- an apparatus main body for accommodating the image carrier, the developing device, and the toner container, and including a first retaining portion at a position corresponding to an installation position of the toner container;
- wherein the toner container comprises:
- a container for containing toner, and including a first side wall and a second side wall opposed to each other, the container comprising:
- a handle to be held when the container is attached to or detached from the apparatus main body;
- and
- a second retaining portion provided on the first side wall and be engaged with the first retaining portion when the container is installed in the apparatus main body;
- wherein the container longitudinally extends between the first side wall and the second side wall;
- and
- the handle is provided at a position shifted to the second side wall from a center of the container in a longitudinal direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.