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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2022
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
A toner cartridge includes: a body to contain toner and including a toner outlet to discharge the toner to the outside; an agitating member to rotate about a central axis of the body and agitate the toner contained in the body; a shutter member to move along the central axis with respect to the body, and having an open position to open the toner outlet and a blocked position to block the toner outlet; a driving force receiver exposed to the outside through the toner outlet when the shutter member is in the blocked position, and to rotate by receiving a driving force from the outside; and a driving shaft to transmit a rotational force of the driving force receiver to the agitating member.