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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiaki Takeuchi, Susono, JP;
Takashi Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Batori, Suntou-gun, JP;
Ryuta Murakami, Suntou-gun, JP;
Daisuke Makiguchi, Izunokuni, JP;
Noritomo Yamaguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Naoki Hayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A developer accommodating container for accommodating a developer includes: a toner seal member for unsealably sealing an opening of the developer accommodating container; an unsealing member, connected to an end portion of the toner seal member, for unsealing the opening by moving at least a part of the toner seal member; and an auxiliary unsealing member for assisting unsealing by changing a pulling direction of the toner seal member by the unsealing member. The auxiliary unsealing member includes a shaft portion or a projected portion. The shaft portion or the projected portion extends in a longitudinal direction of the developer accommodating container.