Developer supplying container and assembling method thereof
US5491542A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S222/01
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A developer supply container includes a developer containing portion having an opening for supplying the developer therefrom; a shutter for closing the opening; a shutter support for supporting the shutter for movement between a closing position where the shutter closes the opening and an opening position where the shutter is retracted from the closing position to open the opening; and a seal mounted on such a side of the shutter as is faced to the opening.
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