TONER CONTAINER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR TONER CONTAINER

摘要

A toner container includes a cylindrical container body, having a first opening in a first end thereof and a notch in a circumferential surface thereof continuous with the first opening in the first end, a flange member to engage the first opening and the notch in the container body and having a toner outlet therein through which toner in the container body is discharged, a shutter member disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the container body, a conveyance member, rotatably installed inside the container body to convey the toner from a second end of the container body opposite the first end to the toner outlet in the flange member, and a recessed portion in the container body that projects inward into the interior of the toner container 5 mm or less from an inner surface of the container body.

主权项

1. A toner container, removably attachable to an image forming apparatus, the toner container comprising:
a cylindrical container body, having a first opening in a first end thereof and a notch in a circumferential surface thereof continuous with the first opening in the first end; a flange member, to engage the first opening and the notch in the container body and having a toner outlet therein through which toner in the container body is discharged; a shutter member, disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the container body, to open and close the toner outlet by rotating together with the toner container, at installation of the toner container in the image forming apparatus; a conveyance member, rotatably installed inside the container body and extending substantially along the entire inner length of the container body, to convey the toner from a second end of the container body opposite the first end in which the first opening is formed to the toner outlet in the flange member; and a recessed portion in the container body that projects inward into the interior of the toner container, wherein a length by which the recessed portion projects inwardly into the interior of the toner container is 5 mm or less from an inner surface of the container body.