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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuya Murakami, Toride, JP;
Toshiaki Nagashima, Moriya, JP;
Fumio Tazawa, Kashiwa, JP;
Ayatomo Okino, Moriya, JP;
Yusuke Yamada, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner cartridge includes a first chamber configured to accommodate toner and a second chamber provided with an opening that is configured to discharge the toner. A feeding portion is configured to feed the toner from the first chamber toward the second chamber. An air flow generating portion is configured to generate an air flow and blow the air flow into the second chamber to thereby discharge the toner to outside of the cartridge through the opening. A rotatable coupling including a projection is configured to receive a rotational force from outside of the cartridge, the rotatable coupling being operatively connected to the feeding portion and the air flow generating portion so as to drive the feeding portion and the air flow generating portion with rotation of the rotatable coupling.