Developer supply container including plate-like member which can be easily and solidly fixed to interior of the container
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYusuke Yamada
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Abstract
A developer supply container is detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus. The the developer supply container includes: a container body for containing a developer; a discharge opening for permitting discharge of the developer from an inside of the container body; a plate-like member having a feeding portion for feeding the developer in the container body toward the discharge opening with rotation of the container body; a pair of nipping portions, provided on an inner surface at one longitudinal end of the container body, for nipping the plate-like member inserted from the other longitudinal end of the container body; and a guide portion, provided between the nipping portions, for guiding insertion of the plate-like member.
Claims11
A developer supply container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, said developer supply container comprising:
- a container body configured to contain a developer;
- a discharge opening configured and positioned to permit discharge of the developer from an inside of said container body;
- a plate-like member having a feeding portion configured and positioned to feed the developer in said container body toward said discharge opening with rotation of said container body;
- a pair of engaging portions, provided on an inner surface at one longitudinal end of said container body, configured and positioned to engage between said engaging portions said plate-like member inserted from the other longitudinal end of said container body;
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- a guide portion configured and positioned to guide said plate-like member toward a position between said engaging portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.