Toner container
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHIROYUKI MUNETSUGU, MITSUHIRO SATO, GOSHI OZAKI
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Abstract
A toner container that is removable from an image forming apparatus includes a storage portion including a container portion that stores toner and a front end portion including a discharge port that discharges the toner from the toner container and a nozzle including a passage that enables the toner to pass through the passage toward the discharge port. At least part of the front end portion is covered by a film that is removable.
Claims20
A toner container comprising:
- a storage portion including a pouch configured to store toner;
- a front end portion including a discharge port configured to discharge the toner stored in the storage portion to an outside of the toner container and a nozzle including a passage configured to enable the toner to pass through the passage toward the discharge port;
- and
- a film configured to be in contact with the front end portion and cover at least part of the front end portion.
A method for manufacturing a toner container, the toner container including a storage portion configured to store toner and a front end portion including a nozzle and having at least a part composed of a film, the method comprising:
- supplying the toner into the storage portion;
- covering at least part of the front end portion including the nozzle with the film, wherein the nozzle includes a discharge port configured to discharge the toner stored in the storage portion to an outside of the toner container and a passage configured to enable the toner to pass through the passage toward the discharge port;
- and
- joining the storage portion storing the toner to the front end portion covered by the film.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.