Patent ID: 8626035
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A powder container comprising: a containing portion that is capable of containing powder therein, the containing portion having an opening through which the powder passes; a first opening/closing member that is supported by the containing portion so as to be movable between a first open position at which the opening is open and a first closed position at which the first opening/closing member closes the opening; and a second opening/closing member that is supported by the containing portion so as to be movable between a second closed position at which the second opening/closing member doubly closes the opening by covering an outside of the first opening/closing member and a second open position at which the first opening/closing member is exposed to the outside, wherein a direction in which the second opening/closing member moves from the second open position to the second closed position is different from a direction in which the first opening/closing member moves from the first open position to the first closed position, and wherein the second opening/closing member contacts the first opening/closing member and pushes the first opening/closing member into the first closing position when the second/closing member moves, wherein the powder container contains the powder which is to be supplied to another container which is removably connected to the powder container, and wherein the first opening/closing member and the second opening/closing member doubly close the opening when the powder container is not connected with the another container.