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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2001
Kazuhiko Kanno, Odawara, JP;
Tatsuya Shiratori, Yokohama, JP;
Kouji Hashimoto, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Tachio Kawai, Odawara, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner seal member to be used for sealing a developer container including a developer accommodating portion for accommodating a developer; and an opening for supplying the developer from the developer accommodating portion, the toner seal member being for sealing the opening, wherein the toner seal member unseals the opening by being automatically wound up, the toner seal member including a sealing portion for covering and sealing the opening; and a regulating portion for regulating an operation of a detecting member for detecting winding-up of the toner seal member to unseal the opening.