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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
May. 21, 2024
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Akira Horie, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A toner container includes a cylindrical portion, an opening portion, a shutter portion, a bias portion and a lock portion. The cylindrical portion is formed in a cylindrical shape elongated in an insertion direction with respect to an image forming apparatus. The opening portion is provided at an outer circumferential portion of the cylindrical portion. The shutter portion is provided to be movable between a cover position at which the shutter portion covers the opening portion on an outer side of the cylindrical portion and an evacuation position evacuated from the cover position toward an upstream side of the insertion direction. The bias portion biases the shutter portion in the insertion direction. The lock portion locks the shutter portion at the evacuation position.
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