Patent ID: 8831484

Claim:
A powder container that is detachably attached to a container receiver of a powder processing apparatus casing and that houses powder, comprising: a container body that houses the powder, the container body having an opening that is formed in a portion of the container body at a position corresponding to a powder opening that is formed in the container receiver; an open/close lid that is movable between an open position at which the opening is open and a close position at which the opening is closed; a first restricting portion that is provided at a portion of the open/close lid at a position at a forward side in an attachment operation direction of the container body, a contact surface being located upstream of the powder opening of the container receiver in the attachment operation direction of the container body and being inclined with respect to an open/close operation direction of the open/close lid such that a height of the contact surface is decreased as the contact surface extends away from the powder opening, the first restricting portion being inclined with respect to the open/close operation direction to face the contact surface, when the container body is attached to the container receiver, the first restricting portion being configured to contact the contact surface to restrict a position of the open/close lid in the open/close operation direction of the open/close lid; and a second restricting portion provided at a portion of the open/close lid at a position apart from the first restricting portion and arranged to contact the container receiver, a press member being provided at the container receiver and restricting movement of the open/close lid in a detachment direction of the container body until the open/close lid reaches the close position at which the opening is closed, when the container body is attached to or detached from the container receiver and when the press member restricts the movement of the open/close lid, the second restricting portion being configured to restrict a posture of the open/close lid with respect to the container receiver in a direction in which the first restricting portion is tilted down toward the contact surface.