TONER SUPPLYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A toner supplying device detachably mountable into an apparatus body of an image forming apparatus while being guided by a guiding portion formed in the apparatus body, comprising:
- a container body formed with a toner replenishment opening and adapted to contain toner;
a shutter for opening and closing the toner replenishment opening; and
an opening/closing structure for causing the shutter to perform opening and closing operations as the container body is mounted into and detached from the apparatus body;
wherein;
the opening/closing structure includes an arm projecting from the shutter in a mounting direction of the container body into the apparatus body and a locking portion attached to the arm; and
the locking portion includes a first locking claw engageable with and disengageable from a first engageable portion for locking formed at the guiding portion and a second locking claw engageable with and disengageable from a second engageable portion for locking formed at the container body.
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Abstract
A toner supplying device is provided with a container body formed with a toner replenishment opening and adapted to contain toner, a shutter for opening and closing the toner replenishment opening, and an opening/closing structure for causing the shutter to perform opening and closing operations as the container body is mounted into and detached from the apparatus body. The opening/closing structure includes an arm projecting from the shutter in a mounting direction of the container body into the apparatus body and a locking portion attached to the arm. The locking portion includes a first locking claw engageable with and disengageable from a first engageable portion for locking formed at the guiding portion and a second locking claw engageable with and disengageable from a second engageable portion for locking formed at the container body.
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15 Claims
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1. A toner supplying device detachably mountable into an apparatus body of an image forming apparatus while being guided by a guiding portion formed in the apparatus body, comprising:
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a container body formed with a toner replenishment opening and adapted to contain toner; a shutter for opening and closing the toner replenishment opening; and an opening/closing structure for causing the shutter to perform opening and closing operations as the container body is mounted into and detached from the apparatus body; wherein; the opening/closing structure includes an arm projecting from the shutter in a mounting direction of the container body into the apparatus body and a locking portion attached to the arm; and the locking portion includes a first locking claw engageable with and disengageable from a first engageable portion for locking formed at the guiding portion and a second locking claw engageable with and disengageable from a second engageable portion for locking formed at the container body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
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an apparatus body; an image bearing member provided in the apparatus body for bearing an electrostatic latent image; a developing device provided in the apparatus body for developing the electrostatic latent image formed on the image bearing member into a toner image; a toner supplying device detachably mountable into the apparatus body for supplying toner to the developing device; and a guiding portion formed in the apparatus body for guiding a mounting movement of the toner supplying device into the apparatus body, wherein; the toner supplying device includes; a container body formed with a toner replenishment opening and adapted to contain toner; a shutter for opening and closing the toner replenishment opening; and an opening/closing structure for causing the shutter to perform opening and closing operations as the container body is mounted into and detached from the apparatus body; wherein; the opening/closing structure includes an arm projecting from the shutter in a mounting direction of the container body into the apparatus body and a locking portion attached to the arm; and the locking portion includes a first locking claw engageable with and disengageable from a first engageable portion for locking formed at the guiding portion of the apparatus body and a second locking claw engageable with and disengageable from a second engageable portion for locking formed at the container body. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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Specification