POWDER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

A toner container which is a powder container includes a container body that stores toner which is powder; a nozzle receiver having a nozzle insertion opening which is a nozzle insertion opening through which a powder conveying nozzle of a powder conveying device is inserted in the container body; and an elastic sheet which is an elastic sheet member that blocks the nozzle insertion opening and is elastically deformed so that the powder conveying nozzle can pass through when the powder conveying nozzle is inserted. A plurality of elastic sheets is arranged so as to overlap at least partially.

主权项

1. A powder container comprising:
a container body that stores to store powder to be supplied to a powder conveying device; a nozzle receiver including opening through which a powder conveying nozzle of the powder conveying device is inserted into the container body; and an elastic sheet member including a plurality of sheet-shaped elastic bodies, wherein: the elastic sheet member blocks the nozzle insertion opening in a state where the powder conveying nozzle is not inserted, and is elastically deformed when the powder conveying nozzle passes through a blocked portion of the nozzle insertion opening, and at least a part of the plurality of elastic bodies is disposed so as to overlap in at least a diametric direction of the nozzle insertion opening in an insertion direction of the powder conveying nozzle, wherein each of the sheet-shaped elastic bodies has a held portion that is held on the nozzle insertion portion and an end portion that is not held such that an entire area of the end portion is disposed to overlap another sheet-shaped elastic body to cover the entire nozzle insertion opening.