| US 7,483,659 B2 | ||
| Toner cartridge and image forming apparatus for mounting the same | ||
| Noriyuki Takuwa, Kanagawa-ken (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo (Japan); and Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 08, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/500,636. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-252177 (JP), filed on Aug. 31, 2005; and application No. 2005-252178 (JP), filed on Aug. 31, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0048029 A1, Mar. 01, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G03G 15/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 399—262 | 15 Claims |
| 1. A toner cartridge in a bottle shape for storing toner, comprising:
a cylindrical developer storage portion having a blocked bottom wall at one end and an opening for ejecting toner at the other
end;
a circular groove portion formed at the opening side from the center of the developer storage portion in a longitudinal direction;
a bottle cap to close the opening, the bottle cap including a bowl-shaped flange portion having an external dimension almost
equal to an external dimension of the developer storage portion on the opening side from the circular groove portion; and
a projection portion formed on a outer peripheral surface of the flange portion, the projection portion is a different formation
according to the type of toner cartridge.
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