TONER CONTAINER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2019 - IPC G03G15/08 

FIELD: image forming devices.

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. Disclosed group of inventions includes toner container for toner content, which can be detachably fixed to developing device, developing device, to which toner container, process cartridge and image forming device can be detached. At that, the toner container comprises: an inlet for filling the toner, an input gate for movement between a closing position, in which the input is closed, and an opening position, in which the input is open, a biasing member for shifting the gate of the input to the closing position, an engaging portion provided in the input gate, an engaging portion for engaging with the engaged portion and leaving the input gate in the opening position with counteracting biasing force of the biasing member, and engagement-preventive section provided in input gate for elimination of engagement state between engaged section and engaged section, and wherein the toner container comprises: a contacting surface for contact with the engagement disengaging section and for withdrawing the engagement eliminating portion from the engagement state.

EFFECT: development of a toner container, in which the opening of the stopper in an uninstalled state is prevented and which includes an actuating element and a gate, which can work in interaction by means of a binding element, as well as in development of a process cartridge and an image forming device.

9 cl, 44 dwg