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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2015
Kentaro Nodera, Kanagawa, JP;
Emi Kita, Osaka, JP;
Akihiro Takayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Susumu Tateyama, Ibaraki, JP;
Shinnosuke Koshizuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Teppei Kikuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kentaro Nodera, Kanagawa, JP;
Emi Kita, Osaka, JP;
Akihiro Takayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Susumu Tateyama, Ibaraki, JP;
Shinnosuke Koshizuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Teppei Kikuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A powder container includes a powder chamber for containing powder for forming images, a powder outlet formed in a face of the powder container, and a shutter assembly to open and close the powder outlet and including first and second shutters. The first shutter is movable between a sealing position to close the powder outlet and an open position to open the powder outlet and includes a pressed member to cancel retention of the first shutter at the sealing position. The second shutter includes a pressing projection that interferes with the pressed member of the first shutter and is movable between a shielding position to cover the pressed member without interference between the pressing projection and the pressed member and a releasing position to press the pressed member with the pressing projection.