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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2018
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Seung Gweon Lee, Pangyo, KR;
Ji Won Moon, Suwon, KR;
Woong Yong Choi, Suwon, KR;
Yong Il Moon, Suwon, KR;
Yong Nam Ahn, Suwon, KR;
Jin Hwa Hong, Suwon, KR;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
A development cartridge is provided. The development cartridge includes a toner container, having a first air vent and a second air vent, to accommodate a toner, a developing portion to receive the toner from the toner container and having a developing roller installed therein, a toner refilling portion, connected to an end of the toner container in a longitudinal direction, to provide the toner container with a passage for refilling the toner, a filter installed in the first air vent to reduce leakage of the toner, and a pressure releasing member to communicate with the toner container via the second air vent and being transformable in a contracted state and an expanded state to expand a volume of the toner container, wherein the first air vent is formed at a position farther from the toner refilling portion than the second air vent.