Image forming apparatus and toner case
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorsDaisuke Eto, Koji Tanno
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AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorsDaisuke Eto, Koji Tanno
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This image formation device is provided with a toner case (6), a developer body (83) and a developer (12). The toner case (6) includes a case body (22) having a discharge port (35), and a case-side shutter (28) for opening and closing the discharge port (35). A replenishing port (88) for accepting the toner is provided to the developer body (83). The developer (12) includes a developer-side shutter (98) for opening and closing the replenishing port (88). When the toner case (6) has been mounted on the developer (12) and the case-side shutter (28) is displaced from a position where the discharge port (35) is closed to a position where the discharge port (35) is open, the case-side shutter (28) pushes and displaces the developer-side shutter (98) from a position where the replenishing port (88) is closed to a position where the replenishing port (88) is open.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
A toner case that includes a case body provided with a discharge port for discharging toner, and a case-side shutter for opening and closing the discharge port, the toner case being detachably mounted to a developer,
A toner case that includes a case body provided with a discharge port for discharging toner, and a case-side shutter for opening and closing the discharge port,
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.