Toner cartridge having protrusion to show type of toner cartridge
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTsutomu Sato
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Abstract
A toner cartridge inserted in an image forming apparatus and supplying toner to the image forming apparatus, the cartridge contains a toner container that contains toner, and a protrusion for showing a type of the toner cartridge, wherein the protrusion forms a ramp inclining toward a direction the toner cartridge is inserted in the image forming apparatus.
Claims18
A toner cartridge used for an image forming apparatus by being inserted into the image forming apparatus comprising:
- a toner container that contains toner;
- and
- a protrusion to show a type of the toner cartridge which is formed on a surface of the toner cartridge and includes a maximum height part haying a maximum height of the protrusion, a ramp formed backside of the maximum height part along a direction the toner cartridge is inserted into the image forming apparatus and inclining with a predetermined angle with respect to the surface of the toner cartridge, and an edge surface part formed in front of the maximum height part along the direction the toner cartridge is inserted into the image forming apparatus and being in a perpendicular relationship with respect to the surface of the toner cartridge.
A toner cartridge used for an image forming apparatus by inserting the toner cartridge into the image forming apparatus comprising:
- a toner container that contains toner;
- and
- a protrusion to show a type of the toner cartridge, the protrusion having a ramp inclining along a direction the toner cartridge is inserted in the image forming apparatus and the protrusion including a protrusion member to show a type of the image forming apparatus into which the toner cartridge is inserted.
A toner cartridge used for an image forming apparatus by being inserted into the image forming apparatus comprising:
- a contain means for containing toner;
- and
- a type showing means for showing a type of the toner cartridge which is formed on a surface of the toner cartridge and includes a maximum height part having a maximum height of the type showing means, a ramp formed backside of the maximum height part along a direction the toner cartridge is inserted into the image forming apparatus and inclining with a predetermined angle with respect to the surface of the toner cartridge, and an edge surface part formed in front of the maximum height part along the direction the toner cartridge is inserted into the image forming apparatus and being in a perpendicular relationship with respect to the surface of the toner cartridge.
An image forming apparatus, which has a toner cartridge inserted therein comprising:
- a toner container that contains toner;
- a protrusion to show a type of the toner cartridge which is formed on a surface of the toner cartridge and includes a maximum height part having a maximum height of the protrusion, a ramp formed backside of the maximum height part along a direction the toner cartridge is inserted into the image forming apparatus and inclining with a predetermined angle with respect to the surface of the toner cartridge, and an edge surface part formed in front of the maximum height part along the direction the toner cartridge is inserted into the image forming apparatus and being in a perpendicular relationship with respect to the surface of the toner cartridge;
- a slot that inserted the toner cartridge;
- a stopper that is provided in the slot and faces the protrusion when the toner cartridge is inserted to the slot except for a designed toner cartridge for inserting to a designed slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.