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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Akinobu Hirayama, Shizuoka, JP;
Toshiki Fujino, Kanagawa, JP;
Teruhiko Sasaki, Shizuoka, JP;
Tachio Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Abe, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner cartridge includes a casing accommodating toner and provided with a toner discharge opening, a fan, a closing member capable of shifting between a closed position and an open position for opening a passage. The toner cartridge also includes a drive receiving member for receiving a driving force from outside of the toner cartridge and for transmitting the driving force toward the fan and the closing member by rotation thereof. The closing member periodically moves between the closed position and the open position by receiving the driving force.