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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shinjiro Toba, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Takarada, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Munetsugu, Kanagawa, JP;
Goshi Ozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Sohta Sugimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuhiro Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Nishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuichi Fukui, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukio Kubo, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus to which a toner container is detachably mountable includes a mounting portion to which the toner container is detachably mountable and which includes a receiving port for receiving toner supplied from the toner container, a passage for permitting passing of the toner received through the receiving port and provided with a through hole, and a filter portion provided so as to cover the through hole and for permitting passing of air; and an accommodating portion configured to accommodate the toner received through the receiving port. At least a part of the through hole overlaps with the receiving port as viewed in a horizontal direction perpendicular to a direction of gravitation.