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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
May. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yasuhiro Shimoi, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1842 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cover covering an image bearing member such that the image bearing member is kept unexposed includes a holding portion holding an end portion of a sealing sheet sealing an opening portion such that an initial developer is accommodated in an accommodating chamber. Due to release of the seal of the opening portion with the sealing sheet, the initial developer accommodated in the accommodating chamber moves from the accommodating chamber to a second chamber through the opening portion, and