Process cartridge, process cartridge assembly method, and image forming apparatus
US5899602A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 4, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1853
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A toner accommodating container usable with a process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus, wherein the process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive member and a process means actable on the electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a toner accommodating portion for accommodating toner usable for developing a latent image formed on the electrophotographic photosensitive member; a partition wall extending in the toner accommodating portion in a direction along a short side of the toner accommodating portion to define a plurality of space therein; a toner filling opening, at a longitudinal end of the toner accommodating portion, for permitting toner to be filled into the toner accommodating portion; and a through-passage extending from one longitudinal end to the other longitudinal end along a length of the toner accommodating portion so as to permit the toner to be supplied into the spaces.
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