Patent ID: 7962069
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A toner container comprising: a cylindrical toner receptacle having an interior; and a receptacle holder configured to hold the cylindrical toner receptacle, wherein the cylindrical toner receptacle includes a toner discharging path configured to discharge toner from the interior to the receptacle holder, and the receptacle holder includes a passage configured to receive a nozzle which is a part of a toner replenishing unit in an image forming apparatus, the receptacle holder configured to be attached to the image forming apparatus, said passage extending along a direction parallel to a direction of a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical toner receptacle, wherein said passage is configured to connect an interior of the receptacle holder to the toner replenishing unit using the nozzle, wherein the receptacle holder has an engaging section having a plurality of positioning-pin receiving openings configured to engage with a plurality of positioning-pins of the image forming apparatus that stick out along the direction parallel to the direction of the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical toner receptacle, wherein the plurality of positioning-pin receiving openings are disposed at positions shifted from a center of the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical toner receptacle.