| 发明名称 | Toner bottle, supply unit, and image forming apparatus | ||
| 摘要 | A first shutter covers a first supply port formed in an outer peripheral surface of a main body, and can move in an outer peripheral direction along the outer peripheral surface of the main body. A pair of guiding members respectively formed on both ends of the first shutter guide the first shutter in the outer peripheral direction. A lock mechanism fixes the first shutter to achieve a closed state of the first supply port. The lock mechanism includes a protrusion provided to the first shutter, the protrusion being capable of engaging with a recess formed in the outer peripheral surface. Fixing by the lock mechanism is released when the protrusion elastically deforms and is disengaged from the recess. The protrusion, the recess, and the first supply port are disposed along a virtual curve between the pair of guiding members. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9164421(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2015.10.20 |
| 申请号 | US201313842748 | 申请日期 | 2013.03.15 |
| 申请人 | KONICA MINOLTA, INC. | 发明人 | Hayashi Hideji;Asai Kengo |
| 分类号 | G03G15/08 | 主分类号 | G03G15/08 |
| 代理机构 | Holtz, Holtz, Goodman & Chick PC | 代理人 | Holtz, Holtz, Goodman & Chick PC |
| 主权项 | 1. A toner bottle capable of storing toner in a main body, comprising: a first shutter configured to cover a first supply port formed in an outer peripheral surface of the main body, the first shutter being movable in an outer peripheral direction along the outer peripheral surface of the main body; a pair of guiding members respectively formed on both ends of the first shutter, and configured to guide the first shutter in the outer peripheral direction; and a lock mechanism configured to fix the first shutter to achieve a closed state of the first supply port, wherein the lock mechanism comprises a protrusion provided to the first shutter, and the protrusion is capable of engaging with a recess formed in the outer peripheral surface, wherein the recess is not formed in the pair of guiding members, wherein fixing by the lock mechanism is released when the protrusion is disengaged from the recess, and wherein the protrusion, the recess, and the first supply port are provided between the pair of guiding members and are disposed along a virtual line which extends in a circumferential direction of the main body between the pair of guiding members. | ||
| 地址 | Tokyo JP | ||