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US 2012/0237269 A1Published application
Toner container and image forming apparatus using same
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsMasanao Takahashi, Takashi Munakata, Aya Masuda
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Abstract
A toner container for containing toner, removably installable into an apparatus body, includes a container body in which an opening for receiving toner therein or discharging toner therefrom is formed and a handle forming a front end portion of the toner container when the toner container is installed in the apparatus body, the handle having a front face inclined relative to a center axis (L) of the container body.
Claims7
A toner container for containing toner, removably installable into an apparatus body, the toner container comprising:
- a container body in which an opening for receiving toner therein or discharging toner therefrom is formed;
- and
- a handle forming a front end portion of the toner container when the toner container is installed in the apparatus body, the handle having a front face inclined relative to a center axis (L) of the container body.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image bearer;
- an image forming unit to form a toner image on the image bearer;
- and
- a toner container for containing toner, removably installable into an apparatus body of the image forming apparatus, the toner container including:
- a container body in which an opening for receiving toner therein or discharging toner therefrom is formed;
- and
- a handle positioned on a front side of the apparatus body when the toner container is installed in the apparatus body, the handle having a front face inclined relative to a center axis (L) of the container body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.