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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2003
Tetsuya Kusano, Shizuoka, JP;
Seiji Terazawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Kotaro Koide, Shizuoka, JP;
Masashi Hasegawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Tetsuya Kusano, Shizuoka, JP;
Seiji Terazawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Kotaro Koide, Shizuoka, JP;
Masashi Hasegawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A hollow, cylindrical toner bottle of the present invention discharges toner stored therein when mounted to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus in a substantially horizontal position and then rotated about its axis. The toner bottle is made up of a mouth including a toner outlet and a cylindrical wall, and a body including a circumferential wall and a bottom. The mouth is formed by injection molding. The outer circumference of the toner outlet has circularity of 0.7 mm or below.