Toner cartridge

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12399450-B2
Application number	US-202318486669-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2023
Priority date	May 18, 2006
Publication date	Aug 26, 2025
Grant date	Aug 26, 2025

Abstract

A toner cartridge comprises a toner container which contains toner, a driving member which rotationally drives a conveying member, an agitating member which agitates a toner in the toner container while being rotated, a driven member which rotates in association with the driving member which is for rotationally driving the agitating member, and a rotational body which rotates according to rotation of the driven member, has a plurality of slits in rotational circumference for identifying a type of the toner cartridge, and has 1/K or more of the slits when a ratio of a rotational speed R1 (rad/s) of the driving member and a rotational speed R2 (rad/s) of the driven member is K=R2/R1.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A toner cartridge comprising:
a container configured to contain toner, the container having a longitudinal direction and a width direction which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; and
a lid body provided on the container, a part of the lid body including a protrusion having an oblique surface facing inside of the container, the protrusion abutting the container along with the width direction.

2. The toner cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the lid body has a rectangular plate shape.

3. The toner cartridge according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an agitating member configured to agitate the toner in the container.

4. The toner cartridge according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a toner supplying opening formed in the container.

5. The toner cartridge according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a conveying member configured to convey the toner toward the toner supplying opening.

6. The toner cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusion has a straight part and the straight part abuts the container.

7. The toner cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusion is located at an upper edge of the container.

8. The toner cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the container has a U-shaped cross section.

9. The toner cartridge according to claim 8 , wherein the protrusion is located at an upper edge of the U-shaped cross section of the container.

10. The toner cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein a front side of the protrusion abuts the container.

11. The toner cartridge according to claim 10 , wherein the front side of the protrusion abuts an inner side of a front wall of the container.

12. The toner cartridge according to claim 10 , wherein the lid body has a flat part connecting to the protrusion at the front side.

Assignees

• Toshiba Tec Kk
• Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Sato Tsutomu

Classifications

• G03G2221/1657

  transmitting mechanical drive power · CPC title

• G03G2221/163

  for the developer unit · CPC title

• G03G2215/0695

  using identification means or means for storing process or use parameters · CPC title

• G03G21/1676

  for the developer unit · CPC title

• G03G21/1647

  Mechanical connection means · CPC title