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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Takarada, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner container includes a pouch configured to accommodate the toner therein and provided with an opening at a first end portion of the pouch with respect to a first direction, with a width of the pouch in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction being wider than a width of the pouch in a third direction that is perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction. A first supporting portion supports the pouch on a first side of the first end portion of the pouch with respect to the second direction, the first supporting portion extending in a direction from the first end portion of the pouch to a second end portion of the pouch that is opposite to the first end portion of the pouch. A second supporting portion supports the pouch on a second side of the first end portion of the pouch that is opposite to the first side of the first end portion of the pouch with respect to the second direction, the second supporting portion extending in the direction from the first end portion of the pouch to the second end portion of the pouch.