Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Powder container, powder conveying apparatus, and image forming apparatus
A powder container includes: a powder containing unit that contains powder and at least a part of which is deformable; a discharging unit that receives the powder supplied from an opening of the powder containing unit via an inlet arranged on the discharging unit and discharges the powder to a supply destination; an elastic member that is arranged on a periphery of the inlet of the discharging unit; and a seal member that is arranged on the powder containing unit and seals the opening. The seal member is sandwiched between the discharging unit and the powder containing unit via the elastic member such that the seal member is removable from between the discharging unit and the powder containing unit.
Ricoh Company, Limited
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G03G
inventional
Shunji Hiroshi Keiichi
Katoh Ikeguchi Yoshida