US 12,078,952 B2
Toner cartridge, toner supplying mechanism and shutter
Yosuke Kashiide, Tokyo (JP); and Takashi Kimura, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/124,675.
Application 18/124,675 is a division of application No. 17/506,803, filed on Oct. 21, 2021, granted, now 11,703,793.
Application 17/506,803 is a division of application No. 17/231,105, filed on Apr. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,650,536.
Application 17/231,105 is a division of application No. 16/884,426, filed on May 27, 2020, granted, now 11,022,934, issued on Jun. 1, 2021.
Application 16/884,426 is a division of application No. 16/427,877, filed on May 31, 2019, granted, now 11,714,374.
Application 16/427,877 is a division of application No. 15/417,931, filed on Jan. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,761,472, issued on Sep. 1, 2020.
Application 15/417,931 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2015/072438, filed on Jul. 31, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 2014-158119 (JP), filed on Aug. 1, 2014; application No. 2014-158120 (JP), filed on Aug. 1, 2014; and application No. 2015-032063 (JP), filed on Feb. 20, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0221677 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 21/1647 (2013.01) [G03G 15/08 (2013.01); G03G 15/0877 (2013.01); G03G 15/0886 (2013.01); G03G 21/1676 (2013.01); G03G 21/1832 (2013.01); G03G 2215/067 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0692 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A toner cartridge comprising:
a frame having a toner accommodating portion configured to accommodate toner, the toner accommodating portion having an opening portion through which the toner is discharged to outside of the toner cartridge;
a toner conveying member provided in the toner accommodating portion and configured to rotate about a rotational axis, the toner conveying member including (i) a rotating shaft and (ii) a sheet having (ii-i) a first end portion in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the rotational axis and (ii-ii) a second end portion opposite to the first end portion in the orthogonal direction, the first end portion of the sheet being fixed to the rotating shaft, the second end portion of the sheet being a free end portion and configured to contact an inner surface of a wall constituting the toner accommodating portion;
a shutter movable with respect to the frame between a closed position in which the shutter is closed to cover the opening portion and an open position in which the shutter is opened to expose the opening portion; and
a portion-to-be-guided protruding from an end surface of the toner cartridge in a direction of the rotational axis, the portion-to-be-guided having a substantially rectangular shape with short sides and long sides when viewed in the direction of the rotational axis, wherein the portion-to-be-guided is provided such that the rotational axis is located at a center portion of the portion-to-be-guided in a long sides direction of the portion-to-be-guided when viewed in the direction of the rotational axis.