US 12,449,746 B2
Toner cartridge
Shougo Sato, Seto (JP)
Assigned to BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed by BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/532,129.
Claims priority of application No. 2023-003970 (JP), filed on Jan. 13, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0241465 A1, Jul. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. G03G 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 15/0872 (2013.01) [G03G 15/0886 (2013.01); G03G 15/0889 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0675 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0692 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0819 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A toner cartridge comprising:
a housing configured to contain toner,
the housing including:
a main body having a tubular shape extending in a first direction, the main body being made of paper;
a first side plate located at one end of the main body in the first direction, the first side plate being made of resin; and
a second side plate located at an other end of the main body in the first direction, the second side plate being made of resin,
the main body including a peripheral surface having a discharge opening, the discharge opening being configured to discharge toner in the housing,
wherein the one end of the main body in the first direction has a first opening;
wherein the other end of the main body in the first direction has a second opening;
wherein the first side plate closes the first opening; and
wherein the second side plate closes the second opening.