Apparatuses for image forming capable of effectively conveying developer therefrom and a method of effectively forming a reinforcing member adhering to the apparatuses
US7389071B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0881
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A developer container includes a cap controlling a flow of developer with a hole, the cap detachably engaged with a nozzle connecting to an image forming apparatus, and a developer case containing the developer with an outlet be connected to the hole. The developer case allows the developer to flow through the outlet in a direction different from the flow of developer through the hole.
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