Patent ID: 7647011
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A toner container adapted to be detachably attached to a developer provided in an apparatus body of an image forming apparatus, the toner container comprising: a casing member for loading a toner therein, the casing member including a bottom wall formed with a replenishing port for replenishing the toner to the developer; a sheet member placed on the bottom wall, the sheet member including a first end fixed to the casing member near the replenishing port, and a second end opposite to the first end, the second end being made movable up and down; a first magnet attached to a lead end of the second end of the sheet member; and a guide member for guiding the up and down movement of the first magnet, wherein the first magnet is upwardly movable while being guided by the guide member by a repulsion force resulting from application of a certain magnetic force to the first magnet.