Toner replenishing device

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE:To prevent scattering of a toner by constituting the titled device so that a slide cover of a toner container interlocks with a sliding operation of a slide cover of a toner hopper and slides along an opening part together with a film seal at the time of replenishing the toner. CONSTITUTION:By setting a toner container 1 on the upper part of a hopper 40, a slide cover 50 and a holding member 32 of a film are combined respectively, and when one slide cover is slid, a cover 10 provided in accordance with the slide cover 50 is moved, and also, a film seal 20 provided in accordance with each of them is slid. Also, on a slide cover member 51 of the hopper side, a lock mechanism 55 is provided on its side member, and when the slide cover member 51 is moved,the lock member 55 locks the lower frame of the toner container 1, so that the container cannot be moved. In such a way, it does not occur that the toner which has adhered on the surface of the film seal scatters on the periphery, or stains operator's hands.

Inventors

• 👤 Ikuo Mori
• 👤 育雄 森

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