Developer accommodating container, process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus

摘要

A developer accommodating container for accommodating a developer includes: a flexible container provided with an opening for permitting discharge of the developer; a sealing member for sealing the opening in a state in which the sealing member is bonded to a periphery of the opening, wherein the sealing member is capable of exposing the opening by being removed by pulling; and a reinforcing portion, provided at least as a part of the periphery of the opening, for decreasing a degree of deformation of the opening.

主权项

1. A developer accommodating container for accommodating developer, said developer accommodating container comprising:
a flexible container provided with a surface having an opening therein for permitting discharge of the developer; a sealing member for sealing the opening in a state in which said sealing member is bonded to a periphery of the opening in said surface, wherein said sealing member is capable of exposing the opening by being removed in an unsealing direction; and a reinforcing portion provided at the periphery of the opening and on said surface, wherein a thickness of said flexible container and said reinforcing portion is thicker than that of a thickness of said flexible container in a direction perpendicular to said surface, and wherein said reinforcing portion is formed of the same material as a material for said flexible container.