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Patent No.:

US 9341983 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016

Filed:

Jan. 08, 2014

Developer accommodating unit, developing device, process cartridge and image forming apparatus

Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Masatomi Yoshida, Kawasaki, JP;

Kojiro Yasui, Numazu, JP;

Masaaki Matsushita, Yokohama, JP;

Koji Yamaguchi, Numazu, JP;

Assignee:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto

Primary Examiner:

Ryan Walsh

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0882 (2013.01); G03G 15/0841 (2013.01); G03G 15/0868 (2013.01); G03G 15/0874 (2013.01); G03G 15/0881 (2013.01); G03G 21/1676 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0682 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0687 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0875 (2013.01);
Abstract

A developer accommodating unit for accommodating a developer includes: a flexible container provided with a plurality of openings for permitting discharge of developer. The openings are formed and arranged in a longitudinal direction of the developer accommodating unit. The openings have opening areas such that with respect to the longitudinal direction, the opening area of the opening provided at an end portion is larger than the opening area of the opening provided at a central portion.

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