TONER CONTAINER, TECHNOLOGICAL CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC G03G15/08 

FIELD: printing equipment; storage.

SUBSTANCE: present invention relates to a toner container, a process cartridge to which the toner container can be detachably fastened, and an image forming apparatus. Claimed group of inventions comprises a toner container, a process cartridge, and an image forming apparatus. Wherein the toner container comprises: an outlet for discharging the toner, contained in the toner container, a stirring member for mixing the toner, contained in the toner container, a clutch for transferring the driving force to the stirring member, a closure for opening and closing said outlet, and which includes a first engagement portion for engaging with a binding member, a second engagement portion for engaging with the coupling member and an actuating member for moving the second engagement portion, wherein the second engagement portion is disposed at one end of the toner container, and a third engagement portion is located at the other end of the toner container, the second engagement portion and the third engagement portion at the other end of the toner container are rotatable together with the common shaft, the clutch is disposed at said one end, the second engagement portion and the clutch are disposed in positions in a mutually non-overlapping manner, if viewed from the axial direction of the common shaft, in a state in which the toner container is not installed in the mounting portion, the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are in a state of no communication with each other, in which the toner container is mounted on the mounting portion, the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion can be connected to each other by a binding member.

EFFECT: technical result consists in the development of a toner container in which the opening of the shutter in an uninstalled state is prevented and which includes an actuating member and a shutter, which can work in interaction by means of a coupling element, as well as in the development of a process cartridge and an imaging device.

11 cl, 44 dwg