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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2012
Keiichi Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Shunji Katoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Ikeguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Tamaki, Tokyo, JP;
Keiichi Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Shunji Katoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Ikeguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Tamaki, Tokyo, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A powder container includes: a housing unit that is horizontally elongated, that contains powder, and that has at least part thereof being deformable; and a discharging unit that is attached to one end of the housing unit in a longitudinal direction. The discharging unit includes a discharge opening through which the powder in the housing unit is discharged outside and a rotary shutter that is provided inside the discharge opening and that opens and closes the discharge opening by rotating about a rotating shaft that is arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the housing unit.