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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2023
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Nagaokakyo, JP;
Kiyoyuki Nakagawa, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Shimizu, Nagaokakyo, JP;
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A case includes a guide portion to guide sliding of a shutter to open and close a discharge port of a case body, a main pathway at which an end of the shutter is located when the shutter is in a state to open the discharge port, and first and second branching pathways into which the end of the shutter can be selectively inserted when the shutter is in a state to close the discharge port. When a pin is fitted into the case body, the end of the shutter is inserted into the first branching pathway, and when the pin is not fitted, the end is inserted into the second branching pathway, so that it is apparent from the exterior that the distal end is inserted into the first or second branching pathway.