| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner box and a developing apparatus provided with thereof which are capable of preventing toner from mounting on the edge part of a shutter. <P>SOLUTION: A toner box 11 is equipped with a body 51 for accommodating toner inside. A communication port 58 for communicating the inside and outside of the body 51 is formed in the body 51. A shutter is provided to open and close the communication port 58. That is, a shutter 73 is installed movably to the opening position for opening and the closing position for closing the communication port 58. And, the shutter 73 is neither a resin molded article nor a metal processed article but is made of film. For this reason, in a state where toner is present in the communication port 58, even if the shutter 73 is transferred from the opening position to the closing position, toner is not mounted on the edge part of the shutter 73. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |
