Patent ID: 8655235
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A toner cartridge comprising: a main body defining an internal space for accommodating toner and formed with a communication hole, through which the internal space is configured to communicate with a space external to the main body; a shutter movable between an open position in which the communication hole is open and a closed position in which the communication hole is closed, the shutter also being shiftable between a first position in which the shutter is positioned away from the main body and a second position in which the shutter is positioned close to the main body, the movement of the shutter between the open position and the closed position being performed when the shutter is in the first position; a toner seal disposed between the main body and the shutter when the shutter is in the closed position; and a shift member configured to shift the shutter from the first position to the second position when the shutter is in the closed position such that the shutter moves toward the communication hole in a direction perpendicular to a width direction of the main body.