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1. A toner filling apparatus comprising:
a storing portion including:
a storing chamber configured to store toner therein; anda pressing member configured to press the toner stored in the storing chamber horizontally; and a nozzle for ejecting the toner pressed by the pressing member outside from the storing chamber, wherein the storing chamber has an air outlet for releasing air outside from the storing chamber when the pressing member presses the toner and a toner outlet for providing communication between the storing chamber and the nozzle, the air outlet being located in an upper downstream portion of the storing chamber in a pressing direction in which the pressing member presses the toner horizontally, the toner outlet being located downstream of the air outlet in the pressing direction, wherein the storing chamber has a toner supply port for supplying the toner in the storing chamber, and wherein the storing chamber includes a shutter configured to open and close the toner supply port, and the pressing member is configured to move the shutter to open and close the toner supply port. |
