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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yukiyoshi Oda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0822 (2013.01); G03G 15/0879 (2013.01);
Abstract
A developer storage body includes a storage portion in which a developer is stored, a supplying opening through which the developer is ejected, and a conveying member provided in the storage portion. The conveying member is rotatable about a rotation axis so as to convey the developer to the supplying opening. The supplying opening is provided with a plurality of slits extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis of the conveying member.