摘要 |
PURPOSE: To easily and inexpensively reproduce a used toner cartridge by providing a toner cartridge with an aperture for filling the cartridge with toner at one end at the beginning of production and inserting a new toner dam through the aperture for filling. CONSTITUTION: The used toner cartridge 10 is provided with a cover 12 and a bottle 14, both of which are provided with adjacent flanges 16 and 18 coupled with each other. An adjacent flange 20 is set at one end of the cartridge 10, is not coupled, and is provided with a form seal in between. By accessing a pull string through the seal, the original toner dam is removed. The aperture for filling 22 is formed at the other end of the cartridge 10, and the toner is introduced into the inside space 23 of the cartridge 10 through the aperture 22 first. By pulling the string 30, at such a time, an adhesive strip 32 is removed and distortion enough to cleave a weakened part 36 and expose the toner in a bag 24 is caused on the weakened part 36. |