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US 8,265,526 B2Granted
Developer container, developing apparatus, and image forming apparatus
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsKeisuke Kubo, Takashi Sakamoto
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Abstract
The invention provides a developer container that comprises a container main unit having a partition arranged at a position dividing a first transport space and a second transport space that are spaces in which developer is transported respectively, and an opening, and a lid that blocks the opening, and contacts the partition in a state in which the partition is bent when the opening is blocked, and the lid dividing the first transport space and the second transport space using a portion of the lid, which contacts the partition.
Claims10
A developer container, comprising:
- a container main unit having a partition arranged at a position dividing a first transport space and a second transport space that are spaces in which developer is transported respectively, and an opening;
- and
- a lid that blocks the opening, and contacts the partition in a state in which the partition is elastically bent when the opening is blocked, the lid dividing the first transport space and the second transport space using a portion of the lid, which contacts the partition,
- wherein a force generated when the partition is elastically bent tightens the lid onto the container main unit.
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A developing apparatus, comprising:
- a developer container comprising a container main unit having a partition arranged at a position dividing a first transport space and a second transport space that are spaces in which developer is transported respectively, and an opening, and a lid that blocks the opening, and contacts the partition in a state in which the partition is elastically bent when the opening is blocked, the lid dividing the first transport space and the second transport space using a portion of the lid, which contacts the partition, wherein a force generated when the partition is elastically bent tightens the lid onto the container main unit.
- a transport member that transports developer in each of a first transport space and a second transport space provided in the developer container;
- and
- a developing member that faces either the first transport space or the second transport space, and carries out developing by supplying developer supplied from the facing transport space to a latent image carrier that carries a latent image.
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An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a latent image carrier that carries a latent image;
- a charging section that charges the latent image carrier;
- a developing apparatus that carries out developing by supplying developer to the latent image carrier charged by the charging section, the developing apparatus comprising a developer container comprising:
- a container main unit having a partition arranged at a position dividing a first transport space and a second transport space that are spaces in which developer is transported respectively, and an opening, and a lid that blocks the opening, and contacts the partition in a state in which the partition is elastically bent when the opening is blocked, the lid dividing the first transport space and the second transport space using a portion of the lid, which contacts the partition, wherein a force generated when the partition is elastically bent tightens the lid onto the container main unit, a transport member that transports developer in each of a first transport space and a second transport space provided in the developer container, and a developing member that faces either the first transport space or the second transport space, and carries out developing by supplying developer supplied from the facing transport space to a latent image carrier that carries a latent image;
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- an image forming section that forms an image by transferring developer supplied by the developing apparatus to a recording medium.
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A developer container, comprising:
- a container main unit comprising a partition arranged at a position dividing a first transport space and a second transport space that are spaced in which the developer is transported respectively, and opening;
- and
- a lid that blocks the opening, the lid comprising a groove in which a portion of the partition is inserted, and an engaging portion, which is engaged with the container main unit when the lid blocks the opening,
- wherein the partition is elastically bent into contact with the groove.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.