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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tomio Noguchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Masaaki Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Matsuzaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Fujinaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Sameshima, Kanagawa, JP;
Akitoshi Toyota, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuichiro Inaba, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Iida, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a developer container to and from which a replenishment container is attachable and detachable and which includes an accommodating portion and a replenishment port, a transfer portion configured to transfer a developer image on an image bearing member onto a recording material, a supporting tray including a supporting surface configured to support the recording material thereon, and a discharge portion configured to discharge the recording material, onto which the developer image has been transferred, on the supporting surface, wherein the supporting surface has an opening portion opening such that the replenishment port is exposed through the supporting surface, and wherein an opening/closing member configured to be movable between a closed position where the opening/closing member covers the replenishment port and serves as a part of the supporting surface and an open position where the replenishment port is exposed is provided.