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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2018
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Morita, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In a toner receiving device, an opening/closing member closes and opens the toner receiving port. The opening/closing member moves from a closing position to an opening position when attaching the toner case. The support mechanism includes a guide rail and a plurality of guide pieces and supports the opening/closing member. The guide rail includes a first rail portion and a second rail portion that are inserted between the plurality of guide pieces when the opening/closing member is at the closing position and the opening position, respectively. The first rail portion is thinner than the second rail portion so that a play in an up-down direction between the opening/closing member and the support mechanism is larger when the opening/closing member is at the closing position than when it is at the opening position.