Patent ID: 9122202
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A toner container to contain toner and removably installable in an image forming apparatus horizontally in a longitudinal direction of the toner container, the toner container comprising: a toner outlet to discharge toner vertically downward to an outside of the toner container; a shutter to open and close the toner outlet; a primary hole formed in an upper surface of the toner container and extending in the longitudinal direction of the toner container from a front surface of the toner container, and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction thereof; a secondary hole disposed below the primary hole and extending in the longitudinal direction of the toner container not to reach the toner outlet from the front surface of the toner container, and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction thereof toward the toner outlet; and a restriction member projecting horizontally from lateral sides on an outer circumferential surface of the toner container and extending in the longitudinal direction of the toner container, the restriction member to restrict the toner container with respect to the image forming apparatus.