Patent ID: 8693925

Claim:
A powder container comprising: a containing portion configured to contain powder therein, the containing portion having an opening through which the powder passes; an opening/closing member that is supported by the containing portion so as to be movable in opening/closing directions between an open position at which the opening is open and a closed position at which the opening/closing member closes the opening, the opening/closing directions of the opening/closing member intersecting an installation direction in which the containing portion is installed into an apparatus; an opening restrained portion provided on one of the opening/closing member and the containing portion; an opening restraining portion provided on the other of the opening/closing member and the containing portion at a position corresponding to the opening restrained portion when the opening/closing member is at the closed position, the opening restraining portion restraining movement of the opening/closing member toward the open position when the opening restraining portion contacts the opening restrained portion; an urged portion provided on one of the containing portion and the opening/closing member; and an urging portion provided on the other of the containing portion and the opening/closing member at a position corresponding to the urged portion when the opening/closing member is at the closed position, the urging portion urging the opening/closing member in an intersecting direction, which is a direction intersecting the opening/closing directions and the installation direction of the containing portion, to push an end portion or the entirety of the opening/closing member in the intersecting direction and make the opening restraining portion contact the opening restrained portion.