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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2022
Hideo Yoshizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kei Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Oshikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner container includes a container body, a gear, a held portion, an information storage device, a holding portion, and a connecting portion. The container body is rotatable around a rotation axis. The gear is disposed on a leading end of the toner container in the attaching direction of the toner container. The held portion is disposed such that the gear is exposed on the leading end in the attaching direction. The information storage device communicates with the body of the image forming apparatus. The holding portion is held by the held portion via the connecting portion. The information storage device, the holding portion, and the connecting portion are disposed at oblique positions excluding positions on a horizontal line and a vertical line. The connecting portion covers a part of the gear in a rotation direction and includes a rib-shaped portion that connects the held portion and the holding portion.