Toner case and image forming apparatus including the same, toner kit and image forming apparatus including the same, packaging box, and toner case set
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorTakashi TAMURA
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Abstract
A toner case includes a case main body and a cover. The case main body stores a toner. The cover covers a face of the case main body at one end side in a longitudinal direction of the case main body. An inside projection or an inside recess is provided on an inner face of the cover at a position to be touchable from an outside. A number of the inside projection or the inside recess is determined based on a color of the toner stored in the case main body.
Claims14
A toner case comprising:
- a case main body storing a toner;
- and
- a cover covering a face of the case main body at one end side in a longitudinal direction of the case main body,
- wherein an inside projection or an inside recess is provided on an inner face of the cover at a position to be touchable from an outside, and
- a number of the inside projection or the inside recess is determined based on a color of the toner stored in the case main body.
A toner kit comprising:
- a toner case storing a toner;
- and
- a packaging box storing the toner case,
- wherein the toner case includes a case side projection or a case side recess at a position to be touchable from an outside,
- a number of the case side projection or the case side recess is determined based on a color of the toner stored in the toner case,
- the packaging box includes a box side projection or a box side recess at a position to be touchable from an outside, and
- a number of the box side projection or the box side recess is identical to the number of the case side projection or the case side recess of the toner case stored in the packaging box.
A packaging box to store a toner case storing a toner, the packaging box comprising a box side projection or a box side recess at a position to be touchable from an outside,
- wherein a number of the box side projection or the box side recess is determined based on a color of the toner stored in the toner case.
A toner case set comprising a plurality of toner cases,
- wherein each of the toner cases includes:
- a case main body storing a toner of a different color;
- and
- a cover covering a face of the case main body at one end side in a longitudinal direction of the case main body,
- wherein an inside projection or an inside recess is provided on an inner face of the cover at a position to be touchable from an outside, and
- a number of the inside projection or the inside recess is different depending on the color of the toner stored in the case main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.