Developer supply container having a shutter cleaning feature
US7450890B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/067
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A developer supply container is detachably mountable to a developer receiving apparatus having a receiving opening for receiving a developer and a shutter for opening and closing the receiving opening. The developer supply container including an engaging portion provided on a periphery of the developer supply container, and is engageable with the shutter to open and close the shutter with a rotational movement of either the developer supply container mounted in the developer receiving apparatus or a rotatable container body; and a cleaning member, provided on a periphery of the developer supply container for cleaning the shutter with the rotational movement of the developer supply container.
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