TONER-CONTAINER SUPPORT UNIT AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

A toner-container support unit is provided. The toner-container support unit includes: a toner container housing toner; a container mount including an internal space to accommodate the toner container; a toner-container receiver which is provided on an internal end side of the internal space of the container mount; a positioning hole formed on the back end surface of the toner container; a positioning pin provided in the toner-container receiver; a retracting assembly retracing a back end portion of the toner container to the toner-container receiver side when inserting the toner container into the container mount; and an inclination stopper which prevents the inclination of the toner container when the back end portion of the toner container is retracted by the retracting assembly toward the toner-container receiver.

主权项

1. A toner-container support unit, comprising:
a toner container housing toner; a container mount including an internal space to accommodate the toner container; a toner-container receiver which is provided on an internal end side of the internal space of the container mount, fixing and supporting a back end surface of the toner container inserted into the container mount; a positioning hole formed on the back end surface of the toner container; a positioning pin provided in the toner-container receiver so as to face the positioning hole; a retracting assembly retracing a back end portion of the toner container to the toner-container receiver side when inserting the toner container into the container mount, a position of the toner container being adjusted by fitting the positioning pin into the positioning hole through the retracting assembly retracting the back end portion of the toner container; and an inclination stopper which prevents the inclination of the toner container when the back end portion of the toner container is retracted by the retracting assembly toward the toner-container receiver.