Image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakao Nakajima
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a developing device; a sealing member for unsealably sealing a space containing an initial developer; a first supplying device communicatable with the space to supply the developer into the developing device; a second supplying device for supplying the developer into first supplying device; an unsealing mechanism for unsealing the sealing member; and a controller capable of executing an operation in an unsealing mode in which the unsealing mechanism is operated, after supplying operation of second supplying device, to unseal the sealing member.
Claims4
An image forming apparatus comprising;
- an image bearing member for bearing an electrostatic image;
- a developing device for developing the electrostatic image formed on said image bearing member;
- a sealing member for unsealably sealing a space containing an initial developer;
- a first supplying device capable of communicating with the space to supply the developer into said developing device;
- a second supplying device for supplying the developer into first supplying device;
- an unsealing mechanism for unsealing said sealing member;
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- a controller capable of executing an operation in an unsealing mode in which said unsealing mechanism is operated, after supplying operation of second supplying device, to unseal said sealing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.