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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2004
Junichi Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuo Kasahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuo Iwata, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Muramatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshio Hattori, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomotoshi Nakahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaaki Yanagisawa, Tokyo, JP;
Masumi Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Kouta Fujimori, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhisa Sudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuo Kasahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuo Iwata, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Muramatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshio Hattori, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomotoshi Nakahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaaki Yanagisawa, Tokyo, JP;
Masumi Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Kouta Fujimori, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhisa Sudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A container including a container body configured to hold toner and a mouthpiece configured to deliver toner from the container body. The mouthpiece includes a circular outlet and engagement portions configured as openings located at positions opposed to each other around the circular outlet. The circular outlet is positioned at a center location between the positions of the engagement portions, and the engagement portions are configured to engage with guide members provided at a setting portion on which the container is to be mounted.