Toner box having shutter that opens and closes communication through-hole

A toner box comprising:

• a main body that is configured to accommodate toner therein and that has a main-body-side communication through-hole, through which an interior and an exterior of the main body communicate;
• a shutter configured to move between an open position in which the shutter opens the main-body-side communication through-hole, and a closed position in which the shutter closes the main-body-side communication through-hole;
• and
• a toner seal that is configured to be disposed between the main body and the shutter and to surround a perimeter of the main-body-side communication through-hole when the shutter is in the closed position,
• the toner seal comprising:
• an elastic layer provided with a fixing surface;
• and a mesh layer disposed on a surface of the elastic layer opposite to the fixing surface,
• wherein the mesh layer is configured to allow air to pass therethrough in a direction along the main body.

A toner box comprising:

• a main body that is configured to accommodate toner therein and that has a main-body-side communication through-hole, through which an interior and an exterior of the main body communicate;
• a shutter configured to move between an open position in which the shutter opens the main-body-side communication through-hole, and a closed position in which the shutter closes the main-body-side communication through-hole;
• and
• a toner seal that is configured to be disposed between the main body and the shutter and to surround a perimeter of the main-body-side communication through-hole when the shutter is in the closed position,
• the toner seal comprising:
• an elastic layer provided with a fixing surface;
• and a mesh layer disposed on a surface of the elastic layer opposite to the fixing surface,
• wherein the toner seal includes a plurality of the mesh layers.