Support part, developer container, process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus
US6115567A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1876
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A support part attached to a developer container used in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a support portion for supporting one end of an agitating member for agitating developer contained in the developer container, a fitting portion fitted into a through hole formed in a frame of the developer container, a detent portion for preventing the support part from disengaging from the through hole, a seal member contacting portion for contacting a seal member for preventing developer from leaking from between the frame and the support part, and a driving force receiving portion for receiving a driving force for rotating the support part. In a direction intersecting with an axis of the support part, the detent portion is positioned inwardly of an outer peripheral surface of the seal member contacting portion.
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