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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2012
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Matsushita, Yokohama, JP;
Koji Yamaguchi, Numazu, JP;
Junichi Matsumura, Numazu, JP;
Masatomi Yoshida, Kawazaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A developer accommodating unit includes: a flexible container, provided with an opening for permitting discharge of a developer, for accommodating the developer; a frame for accommodating the flexible container and for accommodating the developer discharged from the flexible container; and an urging member, provided inside the frame, for urging the flexible container to deform the flexible container. The flexible container has a plurality of sides including an opening-containing side and another side having stiffness lower than that of the opening-containing side.