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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2008
Toshiaki Ino, Soraku-gun, JP;
Shinya Mimura, Nara, JP;
Yasuhiro Nishimura, Takaishi, JP;
Masahiro Seki, Ikoma, JP;
Toshiaki Ino, Soraku-gun, JP;
Shinya Mimura, Nara, JP;
Yasuhiro Nishimura, Takaishi, JP;
Masahiro Seki, Ikoma, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In a toner supply container, an air blowing mechanism includes an air blowing fan, an air blowing tube, and an air inlet coupling member. The air inlet coupling member is in close contact with a side wall of the toner container around an air inlet, and includes a skirt made of elastic silicone rubber that covers a joint part of the air blowing tube and the air inlet. An exhaust mechanism includes an exhaust outlet coupling member, an exhaust tube, and an air cleaning filter. The exhaust outlet coupling member is in close contact with an upper wall of the toner container around an exhaust outlet, and includes a skirt made of elastic silicone rubber that covers a joint part of the exhaust tube and the air outlet.