Toner bottle and electrophotographic apparatus using the same
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsTetsuya Kusano, Seiji Terazawa, Kotaro Koide, Masashi Hasegawa
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Abstract
A hollow, cylindrical toner bottle of the present invention discharges toner stored therein when mounted to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus in a substantially horizontal position and then rotated about its axis. The toner bottle is made up of a mouth including a toner outlet and a cylindrical wall, and a body including a circumferential wall and a bottom. The mouth is formed by injection molding. The outer circumference of the toner outlet has circularity of 0.7 mm or below.
Claims29
A hollow, cylindrical toner bottle for discharging toner stored therein when mounted to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus in a substantially horizontal position and then rotated about an axis of said toner bottle, said toner bottle comprising:
- a mouth comprising a toner outlet and a cylindrical wall;
- and
- a body comprising a circumferential wall and a bottom;
- wherein said mouth is formed by injection molding, and an outer circumference of said toner outlet has circularity of 0.7 mm or below.
In an electrophotographic image forming apparatus operable with a hollow, cylindrical toner body for discharging toner stored therein when mounted to said electrophotographic image forming apparatus in a substantially horizontal position and then rotated about an axis of said toner bottle, said toner bottle comprising:
- a mouth comprising a toner outlet and a cylindrical wall;
- and
- a body comprising a circumferential wall and a bottom;
- wherein said mouth is formed by injection molding, and an outer circumference of said toner outlet has circularity of 0.7 mm or below.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.