Patent ID: 6766135
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: G03G,Y10S

Abstract:
A toner cartridge used in an image forming system for supplying a toner for forming an image with said toner, said toner cartridge comprising:a cylindrical container for accommodating said toner, said container comprising a spiral groove extended around the periphery thereof, a filling hole portion disposed in a first end thereof through which said toner is filled into said container, and a barrel axially extended from a second end thereof, said barrel having a discharging hole for output of said toner to a toner-receiving container in said image forming system; a removable seal adhered to said barrel to seal said discharging hole only during storage and transport, said removable seal being removed from said discharging hole when said toner cartridge is installed in said image forming system; and a stopper coupled to said barrel and moved between a first position where said stopper applies pressure to a stationary gasket pad so that said stopper and said gasket pad seal said discharging hole after removal of said removable seal from said barrel, and a second position where said stopper is moved away from said discharging hole and said discharging hole is opened after removal of said removable seal from said barrel.