POWDER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC G03G21/16 

FIELD: container and packing.

SUBSTANCE: present invention relates to the powder container for the powder storage, such as a toner, and to the image forming device, which transports the powder from the powder container to the transportation destination. Claimed group of inventions comprises the powder container and the image forming device. Powder container comprises an outlet opening, which allows the powder discharge from inside the powder container to the outside; container identifying shaped portion, which is provided on the powder container end surface, for the powder container type identification, wherein the said end surface s located on the powder container front side in the insertion direction, in which the powder container is inserted into and installed in the image forming device main housing, and which is parallel to the powder container center line; container first interlocking portion, which is interlocked with the image forming device main housing first interlocking portion during installation in the image forming device main housing; and the container second interlocking portion, which begins to interlock with the image forming device main housing second interlocking portion, as the container first interlocking portion begins interlocking with the main housing first interlocking portion, wherein the container second interlocking portion position, as the container identifying shaped portion relative to the container first interlocking portion in the circumferential direction differs depending on the powder container type, at that, the container first interlocking portion further comprises the interlocking guide, and when the container first interlocking portion and the main housing first interlocking portion relative positions are positions, in which the interlocking is not possible, the interlocking guide shifts the container first interlocking portion of the and the main housing first interlocking portion relative positions in the circumferential direction by force, generated during the powder container insertion into the image forming device main housing, and directs the container first interlocking portion and the main housing first interlocking portion so, that the positional relationship is achieved, in which they are interlocked to each other.

EFFECT: technical result consists in enabling of the positions differences use in different from the radial direction, as differences in the identifying shaped portions.

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