Title:
DEVELOPER STORAGE CONTAINER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2023141072
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a developer storage container that allows reuse of a cap and can prevent the cap from coming off from a filling port, and an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: A toner container comprises: an opening 52 that is used for filling toner into a container body that stores toner; a flexible cap 53 that is provided in contact with an edge of the opening 52 and closes the opening 52, wherein a first contact part 73A of a contact part 73 in contact with the edge is movable in an opening direction of the opening 52 with a weaker pull-out force than that of a second contact part 73B of the contact part 73 different from the first contact part 73A; and a come-out prevention member 54 that sandwiches the first contact part 73A between the edge of the opening 52 and the come-out prevention member.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5
Inventors:
TSUTSUMI MASAHIRO
Application Number:
JP2022047205A
Publication Date:
October 05, 2023
Filing Date:
March 23, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC
International Classes:
G03G15/08; G03G21/16
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuyuki Tanemura
Hironobu Hanayama
Hironobu Hanayama