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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuyuki Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A developer receiving apparatus includes a receiving portion displacably provided and configured to receive developer supplied from a supply container. The receiving portion including a receiving port configured to receive the developer and a first engaging portion engageable with the supply container to displace the receiving portion toward the supply container so as to connect the receiving portion with the supply container in a mounting operation. A covering member is displaceably provided in the receiving apparatus and covers an upper part of the receiving port. The covering member takes a closing position closing the upper part of the receiving port when the supply container is not mounted, and includes a second engaging portion engageable with the receiving portion to displace the covering member to a retracted position retracted from the closing position to permit the receiving portion to connect with the supply container in the mounting operation.