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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2019
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Woongyong Choi, Suwon, KR;
Seung Gweon Lee, Pangyo, KR;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
A toner cartridge includes a body including a first toner discharge portion, a discharge shutter configured to rotate relative to the body about a first rotation axis to a discharge position at which toner is allowed to be discharged via the first toner discharge portion and a closed position at which the first toner discharge portion is closed, and a locking member supported by the body and configured to rotate about a second rotation axis different from the first rotation axis to a locked position at which a first interference portion of the discharge shutter located at the closed position is caught by a second interference portion, thereby not allowing the discharge shutter to rotate and an unlocked position at which the discharge shutter is allowed to rotate.