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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2020
Takahiro Adachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichi Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideo Yoshizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Ohhira, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Adachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichi Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideo Yoshizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Ohhira, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner container includes a cylindrical container body having a head with an opening in the head, a cap into which the head of the container body is inserted, and a sheet member attached inside the cap. The cylindrical container body rotates around a rotation axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the container body to transport toner contained in the container body toward the opening. The cap has a toner outlet through which the toner discharged from the opening is discharged outside the toner container. The sheet member includes a first elastic-deformation portion that is elastically deformable and located near the toner outlet, and a second elastic-deformation portion that is elastically deformable and located in the container body and near the opening.