TONER CONTAINER, CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

원문 (중국어)

A toner container configured to be detachably mountable to an apparatus main body includes a container chamber and is provided with an outlet port for discharging the contained toner to outside, a filter configured to prevent passage of the toner and allow passage of air, an air chamber that is provided with an inlet port for receiving the air and is adjacent to the container chamber with the filter in between, and a passage that is provided in the container chamber to pass the toner and has a first opening for receiving the toner and a second opening configured to communicate with the outlet port, the passage extending from the first opening to the second opening, wherein, the only opening through which the air flowing in from the inlet port and the toner is discharged from the container chamber is the outlet port.