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US 9,753,409 B2Granted
Toner case and image forming apparatus
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorTakeshi Iketani
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Abstract
A toner case includes a case main body, an attachment member, and a sealing member. The case main body is configured to contain a toner. The attachment member is configured to partition an inside space of the case main body so as to adjust toner capacity. The sealing member is arranged between the case main body and the attachment member. The case main body includes a first engagement part. The attachment member includes a second engagement part configured to engage with the first engagement part via the sealing member.
Claims10
A toner case comprising:
- a case main body configured to contain a toner;
- an attachment member configured to partition an inside space of the case main body so as to adjust toner capacity;
- and
- a sealing member arranged between the case main body and the attachment member,
- wherein the case main body includes a first engagement part, and
- the attachment member includes a second engagement part configured to engage with the first engagement part via the sealing member,
- wherein the first engagement part is a protruded part protruded from an inner circumferential face of the case main body, and
- the second engagement part is a recess part arranged on an outer circumferential face of the attachment member, and
- the sealing member is configured to cover the recess part along the outer circumferential face of the attachment member and is deformed into a shape along a gap between the protruded part and the recess part.
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A toner case comprising:
- a case main body configured to contain a toner;
- an attachment member configured to partition an inside space of the case main body so as to adjust toner capacity;
- and
- a sealing member arranged between the case main body and the attachment member,
- wherein the case main body includes a first engagement part, and
- the attachment member includes a second engagement part configured to engage with the first engagement part via the sealing member,
- wherein the case main body has an opening at its upper face, and
- the first engagement part is formed at a lower part of an inner circumferential face of the case main body, and the second engagement part is formed at a lower part of an outer circumferential face of the attachment member.
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A toner case comprising:
- a case main body configured to contain a toner;
- an attachment member configured to partition an inside space of the case main body so as to adjust toner capacity;
- and
- a sealing member arranged between the case main body and the attachment member,
- wherein the case main body includes a first engagement part, and
- the attachment member includes a second engagement part configured to engage with the first engagement part via the sealing member,
- wherein the case main body includes an outer plate having a toner filling port, and
- the attachment member includes:
- a partition plate configured to partition the inside space of the case main body into a filled space filled with the toner and a restrained space restrained from a filling of the toner;
- and
- a duct arranged between the outer plate and the partition plate, housed in the restrained space, and configured to communicate the toner filling port and the filled space while the toner is filled into the filled space, and
- the sealing member is arranged along an outer circumferential face of the partition plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.