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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2015
Kaori Mitsuishi, Susono, JP;
Seiji Terazawa, Mishima, JP;
Atsushi Inoue, Numazu, JP;
Tomoji Ishikawa, Yokohama, JP;
Kaori Mitsuishi, Susono, JP;
Seiji Terazawa, Mishima, JP;
Atsushi Inoue, Numazu, JP;
Tomoji Ishikawa, Yokohama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner container includes a cylindrical container body, having a first opening in a first end thereof and a notch in a circumferential surface thereof continuous with the first opening in the first end, a flange member to engage the first opening and the notch in the container body and having a toner outlet therein through which toner in the container body is discharged, a shutter member disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the container body, a conveyance member, rotatably installed inside the container body to convey the toner from a second end of the container body opposite the first end to the toner outlet in the flange member, and a recessed portion in the container body that projects inward into the interior of the toner container 5 mm or less from an inner surface of the container body.