Developer container, developer supplying unit, and image forming apparatus
US7245853B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0682
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A developer container includes a developer storage unit made of a flexible sheet material for storing developer, and a cap unit from which the developer is discharged. The developer storage unit includes a holding member that holds a folded state when the developer storage unit is folded.
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