DEVELOPER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE

摘要

A developer container includes a casing having a developer accommodating chamber and a waste-developer accommodating chamber, conveying member, a conveying-member accommodating unit, and a supporting member. The conveying member conveys waste developer in a longitudinal direction of the waste-developer accommodating chamber. The conveying-member accommodating unit accommodates the conveying member therein and has a first opening and a second opening. The first opening is provided in an upstream end portion and allows the waste developer to move from outside of the conveying-member accommodating unit to the inside of the conveying-member accommodating unit. The second opening allows the waste-developer to move from the inside of the conveying-member accommodating unit to the waste-developer accommodating chamber. The supporting member is provided on the casing. The supporting member supports the conveying-member accommodating unit such that the conveying-member accommodating unit is movable in directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction relative to the casing.

主权项

1. A developing container comprising:
a first frame accommodating toner, the first frame including a first end and a second end spaced apart from the first end in a first direction; a second frame including a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion of the second frame penetrating through the first end of the first frame, the second frame having a communication port communicating with outside of the second frame at the first end portion of the second frame; a shutter movable between an open position in which the communication port is open and a close position in which the communication port is closed; and a packing member made of an elastic member and disposed between the first end of the first frame and the first end portion of the second frame.