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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masashi Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
OKI DATA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0865 (2013.01); G03G 15/087 (2013.01); G03G 15/0886 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0819 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0875 (2013.01);
Abstract
A developer holding apparatus includes a first chamber, a second chamber, a communication port, and a shutter. The first chamber holds a developer material therein. The second chamber is adjacent the first chamber, and holds the developer material therein. The first chamber communicates with the second chamber through the communication port. The shutter opens and closes the communication port.