Toner container and image forming apparatus in which the toner container has protrusions which interact with the image forming apparatus

摘要

A system with a container including a protrusion, and a receiver to receive the container. The receiver includes a slide block that is movable relative to a body of the receiver, the slide block including two surfaces, a first surface, initially contacted by the protrusion of the container during insertion of the container into the receiver, having a first slope to resist movement of the container towards the receiver, and a second surface, subsequently contacted by the protrusion of the container during the insertion of the container into the receiver, having a second slope to interact with the protrusion of the container to assist movement of the container towards the receiver. This construction provides the user with a changing insertion force to indicate proper mounting of the container.

主权项

1. A toner container for use with an image forming apparatus by orienting a length of the toner container in a horizontal direction, the toner container comprising:
a cylindrical main part including an opening at one end of a length of the cylindrical main part; and a cap which accommodates the opening of the cylindrical main part therein and includes a toner outlet for discharging toner from the opening of the main part downward in a vertical direction outside the toner container, wherein: the main part is held by the cap to be rotatable, the cap includes a cap seal facing a circumference of the opening of the main part to seal a clearance between the cap seal and the main part, and first protrusions protruding in a direction to resist an attaching force when the cap part is attached to a body of the image forming apparatus, the first protrusions protruding from a peripheral surface of the cap and disposed at an end of a length of the cap, wherein the cap seal is disposed between the main part and the first protrusions.