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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2010
Yusuke Yamada, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Yutaka Ban, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuya Murakami, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Fumio Tazawa, Chiba-ken, JP;
Hironori Minagawa, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Yusuke Yamada, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Yutaka Ban, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuya Murakami, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Fumio Tazawa, Chiba-ken, JP;
Hironori Minagawa, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, includes a main body for containing toner; a sealing portion for sealing the toner discharge opening; locking projections for snap-fitting engagement with holes provided in a cylindrical member of an image forming apparatus, wherein the projections receive from the cylindrical member unsealing forces for unsealing the toner discharge opening by a relative movement between the sealing portion and the toner container, wherein a number of the locking projections is larger than a number of ribs provided between the holes of the cylindrical member.