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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
May. 27, 2014
Shoh Tsuritani, Osaka, JP;
Naoki Nakatake, Hyogo, JP;
Manabu Hamada, Osaka, JP;
Tomohiro Kubota, Osaka, JP;
Shoh Tsuritani, Osaka, JP;
Naoki Nakatake, Hyogo, JP;
Manabu Hamada, Osaka, JP;
Tomohiro Kubota, Osaka, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A developer container includes: a container body that stores a developer and includes a filling port for the developer; and a container terminal that is attachable to and detachable from the container body. The container body is provided with an identifier that engages with the container terminal and is caused to change own form that can be identified from an outside, by an external force that is applied to detach the container terminal from the container body. The container body is provided with a flow preparation part that separates an inside and outside of the container body before changing the form of the identifier and that allows the air to flow between the inside and outside of the container body after changing the form of the identifier.