Developer accommodating unit with a urging member for urging a flexible member
US9285707B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0682
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A developer accommodating unit includes: a flexible container, provided with an opening for permitting discharge of a developer, for accommodating the developer; a frame for accommodating the flexible container and for accommodating the developer discharged from the flexible container; and an urging member, provided inside the frame, for urging the flexible container to deform the flexible container. The flexible container has a plurality of sides including an opening-containing side and another side having stiffness lower than that of the opening-containing side.
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