TONER SUPPLY CONTAINER Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC G03G15/18 

FIELD: printing.

SUBSTANCE: toner supply container comprises a cylindrical container made with the ability to hold the toner in it, an opening formed on the circumferential peripheral part of the cylindrical container with the ability to discharge the toner in the cylindrical container, the toner supply means provided in the cylindrical container and made with the ability to supply toner to the said opening by rotating the toner supply means relative to the cylindrical container, a stepped gear provided on the end surface of the cylindrical container, at that the stepped gear comprises: a part of the gear wheel of large diameter and a part of the gear wheel of small diameter, having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the part of the gear wheel of large diameter and a coaxial gear wheel mounted coaxially to the axis of the toner supply means on the end surface of the cylindrical container with the ability to come into engagement with the part of the stepped wheel of small diameter, at that the coaxial wheel has a diameter greater than the diameter of the part of the stepped gear of large diameter.

EFFECT: creation of developer supply container, in which the characteristic of the developer release is high and the spillage of the developer is reduced.

5 cl, 34 dwg