发明名称 |
DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER |
摘要 |
A developer supply container 1 detachably mountable to a developer supplying apparatus 201 includes a developer accommodating portion 2 capable of accommodating a developer, a discharge opening 4a for discharging the developer accommodated in the developer accommodating portion 2 toward the developer supplying apparatus 201, a pump portion 3a for effecting a discharging operation through the discharge opening 4a, a communicating portion 4d provided at a position contacting the discharge opening 4a and capable of storing a constant amount of the developer, and a regulating portion 7 capable of taking a developer flow regulating state in which the flow of the developer into the communicating portion 4d and a developer flow non-regulating state in which the entering of the developer is not regulated, the regulating portion 7 taking the developer flow regulating state in a discharging operation of the pump portion 3a, wherein the regulating portion 7 is provided with an air flow path 7g for communicating between the communicating portion 4d and the pump portion 3a. |
申请公布号 |
US2016004187(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.01.07 |
申请号 |
US201514852849 |
申请日期 |
2015.09.14 |
申请人 |
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
发明人 |
Yomoda Nobuyuki;Okino Ayatomo;Jimba Manabu;Kamura Akihito;Enokuchi Takashi |
分类号 |
G03G15/08 |
主分类号 |
G03G15/08 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A developer supply container detachably mountable to a developer supplying apparatus, said developer supply container comprising:
a developer accommodating portion capable of accommodating a developer; a discharge opening for discharging the developer accommodated in said developer accommodating portion, from said developer supply container; a fluid communication path extending from a inside of said developer supply container to said discharge opening; a pump portion having a volume changing with reciprocation and actable at least on said discharge opening; a regulating portion for regulating flow of the developer into an entrance region of said fluid communication path formed in an inner surface of said developer supply container; a movable portion for effecting movement of said regulating portion to said entrance region and for effecting retraction of said regulating portion from the entrance region; and an air flow path, provided inside said regulating portion, for fluid communication between said discharge opening and at least said pump portion. |
地址 |
Tokyo JP |