Toner cartridge

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE:To reduce a force required to peel a seal member by making the length of the seal member from the return part of a toner cartridge to the take-up part different between both ends of the seal member which is taken up by a take-up means. CONSTITUTION:The take-up side end 15 of the seal member 5 has an angle thetato a take-up shaft 9 and a grip 10 is long. The take-up end side 15 is adhered in parallel to the shaft 9 and when the shaft 9 rotates, the slack on the side of the grip 10 is held until the end of the take-up operation. The seal member 5 is peeled from the side where the length to the take-up side end 15 is shortest and there is not the grip 10, and toner falls in a cartridge main body 1 gradually and supplied to a hopper to reduce the force required for the peeling. It is possible to divide the seal member and fix and parts to the take-up means so that the length from the return part of each seal member to the take-up means is different.

Inventors

• 👤 Kiyotaka Shibata
• 👤 柴田　清隆
• 👤 Kiyoshi Morimoto
• 👤 喜代志 森本

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