Patent ID: 9690232
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. A toner container, comprising: a toner outlet at a bottom portion of the toner container for discharging toner to an outside of the toner container in a vertically downward direction; and a shutter to open and close the toner outlet, wherein the shutter includes: a shutter main section that moves to open and close the toner outlet, and a shutter sub-section that is integrally formed with the shutter main section, wherein the toner container includes an enclosing portion for holding and enclosing therein the shutter sub-section after the toner outlet is open by the shutter, wherein the shutter sub-section includes a stopper which contacts a contact portion of the toner container, and when the shutter closes the toner outlet, the stopper is exposed to a space which is exterior to the toner container, wherein the stopper contacts the contact portion of the toner container to thereby regulate movement of the shutter, and wherein the shutter main section is outside the enclosing portion both when the shutter main section opens the toner outlet and when the shutter main section closes the toner outlet.