| 摘要 |
A container (2) for supplying toner to a receiving apparatus (1) of a copier or printer includes a containing portion (3) having an opening (9) in its bottom. A cover (25) for the opening (9) is slidable between positions covering and uncovering the opening. The cover includes a hinge (35) permitting rotating a major portion (11) of the cover to an unprotruding position when the cover is not covering the opening. The receiving apparatus (1) for the toner container has a toner cavity (20) over which the containing portion of the container is slid. To prevent skiving of toner into the workings of the machine, a guide means (40) forces at least the leading part of the containing portion through a higher path with respect to the cavity as it moves over the cavity than the path it takes moving back to a position beside the cavity. The toner container includes extensions (10) at the leading edges of flanges (5) on opposite sides of the container opening for cooperating with the guide means of the apparatus. Two different toners are supplied in essentially the same design of the container. One of two protrusions (7, 17) from opposite sides of the container is removed according to the toner contained therein. The receiving apparatus (1) for the container has an interfering means (8, 18) positioned to mate with each protrusion. The appropriate interfering structure is removed to customize the receiving apparatus for the correct container. |
