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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ayatomo Okino, Moriya, JP;
Hiromasa Katayama, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyuki Yomoda, Kashiwa, JP;
Masato Yamaoka, Kashiwa, JP;
Akihito Kamura, Nagareyama, JP;
Koji Katayama, Misato, JP;
Tsukasa Mine, Tsukuba, JP;
Katsuya Murakami, Toride, JP;
Keisuke Isobe, Tokyo, JP;
Shogo Yamasaki, Nagareyama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There are provided a developer accommodating portion for accommodating the developer, a discharge portion formed with a discharge opening for discharging the developer accommodated in the developer accommodating portion, and an engaging portion. The engaging portionis engaged with an engaged portionwith a mounting operation of a developer supply containerto displace a developer receiving portionin an upward direction U so that the receiving opening communicates with the discharge opening. The engaging portionhas a holding portionwhich is provided rotatably about a rotation shaftand is provided with holding portionto be engaged with the engaged portionto hold the engaged portion. With the mounting operation, the engaging portionrotates about the rotation shaftso that the engaged portionheld by the holding portionmoves upward U.