US 12,436,482 B2
Toner cartridge and laser printer
Guobao Zeng, Dongguan (CN); Haiyu Cheng, Shenzhen (CN); Shouchu Yuan, Shenzhen (CN); Wei Jiang, Shenzhen (CN); and Hailiang Liu, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Appl. No. 18/691,298
Filed by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
PCT Filed Sep. 9, 2022, PCT No. PCT/CN2022/118253
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 12, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/036319, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 16, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 202111070829.5 (CN), filed on Sep. 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0393715 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 15/0875 (2013.01) [G03G 15/757 (2013.01); G03G 21/1647 (2013.01); G03G 21/1821 (2013.01); G03G 2215/068 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A toner cartridge, comprising:
a cartridge body comprising a first side and a second side that are at opposite positions, wherein a hole extends in the first side of the cartridge body, and a window is disposed on the second side of the cartridge body;
a toner hopper disposed in the cartridge body, wherein the toner hopper is configured to accommodate toner, and a supply opening exposed in the window is disposed at a position that is on the toner hopper and that faces the window;
a first agitator disposed in the toner hopper, wherein the first agitator is configured to transport the toner in the toner hopper to the supply opening;
a first hopper door slidably disposed on a side that is of the toner hopper and that faces the window, wherein a slot is disposed on the first hopper door, and the first hopper door is configured to open or close the supply opening when sliding;
a first clamping hook disposed on the second side of the cartridge body, wherein the first clamping hook is configured to be clamped to the slot when the first hopper door closes the supply opening; and
a handle slidably disposed on a side that is of the toner hopper and that is away from the window, wherein the handle passes through the hole and is exposed to an outer side of the cartridge body, and the handle is fastened to the first hopper door.