US 2011/0236076 A1 · TONER SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Abstract

A toner supply device configured to be detachably attached into an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus and supplying a toner to a developing device, the toner supply device being: provided with a container main body configured substantially in a rectangular solid shape and configured to be inserted into the apparatus main body along a longitudinal direction of the container main body, having a toner containing part communicating with a developing device, and a barrel part that moves downward upon receipt of a biasing force from a direction of the apparatus main body when being inserted into the apparatus main body and a lock part arranged at a rear of the barrel part; the handle member being inserted into said apparatus main body side according to the downward movement of said barrel part and fixing said toner supply device in said apparatus main body.

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Dependent claims

A toner supply device that is configured to be detachably attached into an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus and supplies a toner to a developing device, the toner supply device comprising:

a container main body configured substantially in a rectangular solid shape and configured to be inserted into said apparatus main body along a longitudinal direction of the container main body and having a toner containing part communicating with said developing device, and a barrel part which receives a biasing force from a direction of said apparatus main body when being inserted into said apparatus main body and moves downward;
and
a handle member, arranged at a rear of said barrel part when seen from an insertion direction in which said container main body is inserted, having a lock part being inserted into said apparatus main body side according to the downward movement of said barrel part and fixing said toner supply device in said apparatus main body.

An image forming apparatus having a toner supply device configured to be detachably attached into an apparatus main body of said image forming apparatus and supplies a toner to a developing device, the image forming apparatus being characterized in that

said toner supply device is provided with a container main body configured substantially in a rectangular solid shape and configured to be inserted into said apparatus main body along a longitudinal direction of the container main body and having a toner containing part communicating with said developing device, and a barrel part which receives a biasing force from a direction of said apparatus main body when being inserted into said apparatus main body and moves downward;
and
a handle member, arranged at a rear of said barrel part when seen from an insertion direction in which said container main body is inserted, having a lock part being inserted into said apparatus main body side according to the downward movement of said barrel part and fixing said toner supply device in said apparatus main body.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Toner supply device and image forming apparatus

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Toner supply device and image forming apparatus

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Abstract

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