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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2020
Toner container having operation member for making shutter open or close and image forming apparatus
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Yoshida, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A toner container includes a container body, a shutter, and an operation member. The container body contains a toner and has a discharging port discharging the toner. The shutter opens or closes the discharging port. The operation member is operated between a first operation position making the shutter close the discharging port and a second operation position making the shutter open the discharging port. In an upper face of the container body, a recessed part is provided in an area including an end at a side of the operation member. In the recessed part, an inclined face inclined upwardly from an upstream side to a downstream side in an operation direction when the operation member is operated from the first operation position to the second operation position is provided.