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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Goro Katsuyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuo Iwata, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuo Kasahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Muramatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Goro Katsuyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuo Iwata, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuo Kasahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Muramatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A powder container for use in an image forming apparatus. The powder container includes a powder storage section, a dispenser, a shutter, and a closing mechanism. The dispenser has an opening which faces horizontally and is oriented to receive a horizontal nozzle. The shutter is horizontally disposed within the dispenser and is movable by a nozzle of the image forming apparatus. The closing mechanism is arranged to receive a force when the nozzle is removed from the opening and when the powder container is disconnected from the image forming apparatus.