| 发明名称 | Toner container and image forming apparatus with a secure seal | ||
| 摘要 | A toner container which includes a main body for storing toner, an opening for dispensing toner, and a mechanism for sealing the opening. The mechanism for sealing the opening includes a slidable shutter which includes a cover and an extension, connected to the cover part, including a pushing surface and a blocking surface. The mechanism for sealing further includes a restriction which contacts the blocking surface to prevent the slidable shutter from sliding. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US8909093(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2014.12.09 |
| 申请号 | US201213411211 | 申请日期 | 2012.03.02 |
| 申请人 | Ricoh Company, Limited | 发明人 | Kenji Kikuchi;Hori Eisuke;Suzuki Yuji;Kimura Hideki;Takami Nobuo;Kimura Noriyuki |
| 分类号 | G03G15/08 | 主分类号 | G03G15/08 |
| 代理机构 | Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. | 代理人 | Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. |
| 主权项 | 1. A toner container for storing toner, comprising: an opening for dispensing toner; and a mechanism for sealing the opening, including: a slidable shutter including: a cover; andan extension, connected to the cover, including a pushing surface and a contact portion, the extension being downstream of the cover relative to an opening direction of the shutter, the pushing surface disposed between the contact portion and the cover,a restriction which contacts the contact portion of the slidable shutter to prevent the slidable shutter from sliding, wherein: the pushing surface is to receive a pushing force which causes a flexing of the extension which moves the contact portion such that the restriction does not block the contact portion and does not prevent the slidable shutter from sliding, and the contact portion of the extension is at an end of the slidable shutter. | ||
| 地址 | Tokyo JP | ||