Developer supplier, developing device including the same, image forming apparatus, and developer container included in the developer supplier
US9684263B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0875
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A developer supplier includes a developer container and a main unit. The developer container includes a container body, a container seal, a developer discharge port and a container shutter. The container shutter covers or exposes the developer discharge port. The container shutter includes a container shutter body and a container sheet member. The main unit includes a housing and a main unit seal. The housing has a developer supply port. The developer container is mounted into a mounting section in a first orientation, and subsequently the container body is rotated in a first rotational direction so that the developer container changes to a second orientation and the developer discharge port communicates with the developer supply port. The container sheet member has a downstream end and configured to come into contact with the main unit seal when the developer container is mounted into the mounting section in the first orientation.
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