Toner case and image forming apparatus including the toner case
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorTakashi MORITA
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Abstract
A toner case is directly or indirectly connected to a housing 31 that contains toner at a first connection portion 43 and a second connection portion 44, and includes: a bracket portion 33 that is formed so as to link the first connection portion 43 and the second connection portion 44; protrusions 51 and 52 that are formed on the bracket portion 33, allow for attachment of the housing 31 to an apparatus body of a specific model, and do not allow for attachment of the housing 31 to the apparatus body of other models except for the specific model; and a functional member 55 that is installed on the bracket portion 33 and that fulfills a predetermined function.
Claims6
A toner case that is attached to an apparatus body of an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a housing that contains toner;
- a bracket portion that is directly or indirectly connected to the housing at a first connection portion and a second connection portion, and formed so as to link the first connection portion and the second connection portion;
- a protrusion that is formed on the bracket portion, allows for attachment of the housing to the apparatus body of a specific model, and does not allow for attachment of the housing to the apparatus body of other models except for the specific model;
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- a functional member that is installed on the bracket portion and that fulfills a predetermined function.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.