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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
May. 01, 2009
Kiyotaka Naito, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiko Toyoizumi, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuo Nakanishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner container for replenishing toner to an image forming apparatus, including: a container main body having a toner outlet and a toner conveyance device which conveys the toner toward the toner outlet through rotation; a cap which covers the toner outlet and has a toner ejecting section; a toner ejecting member which conveys the toner from the container main body to the cap; and a holding ring which is fixed with the toner ejecting member, wherein the container main body has a first engagement member which engages with an engagement section of the holding ring such that the container main body, rotates together with the holding ring and the toner ejecting member, and wherein the cap has a second engagement member which engages with the holding ring such that the holding ring and the toner ejecting member are rotatable.