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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Kazuya Koyama, Ikoma, JP;
Masanobu Deguchi, Kashiba, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuya Koyama, Ikoma, JP;
Masanobu Deguchi, Kashiba, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A toner bottle that is composed of a main body filled with toner and a bottle-side toner discharges port for discharging toner from the main body is adapted to discharge the toner in the main body out of the container whilst the toner bottle is being rotated in the toner bottle's peripheral direction. The toner bottle has a sealing element that seals the bottle-side toner discharge port. This sealing element is formed of a flexible member, and is peeled off the main body of the toner bottle as the toner bottle is rotated so as to open the bottle-side toner discharge port.