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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2021
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Tsukuru Kai, Fujisawa, JP;
Hiroshi Hosokawa, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Komatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Tadashi Hayakawa, Yokohama, JP;
Yuzuru Ozawa, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a powder container having a new structure capable of stable discharge and transport of a powder contained in a container by enabling the powder to be reliably discharged to the outside of the package while preventing the powder from spilling and flying out of the container. The powder container has a container body () for transporting powder contained therein from a first end side () to a second end side () thereof by self-rotating; a nozzle receiver () having a nozzle receiving hole (insertion section) () arranged inside the second end side of the container body and configured to allow a transport nozzle () having a powder receiving inlet () to be inserted therein, and a supply portarranged in at least a part of the nozzle receiver () and configured to supply the powder in the container body () to the powder receiving inlet (): and a shutter () supported by the nozzle receiverand configured to open and close the nozzle receiving hole (insertion section)by sliding in response to insertion of the transport nozzleinto the nozzle receiver ().