Cartridge and image forming apparatus with seal member for sealing a toner feeding opening

摘要

A cartridge includes: a toner accommodating frame including a toner feeding opening communicating with a toner feeding chamber and a toner filling port; a rotatable member; and a toner seal member. The toner seal member includes a first fixed portion and a second fixed portion which are fixed on the toner accommodating frame at an edge of the toner feeding opening along a longitudinal direction of the toner feeding opening, and includes a third fixed portion fixed on the rotatable member. With rotation of the rotatable member, the first fixed portion of the toner seal member is peeled off from a fixing portion to open the toner feeding opening. The toner is filled into said toner accommodating frame through the toner filling port such that the toner is first filled into a recess defined by said toner seal member.

主权项

1. A cartridge comprising:
a toner accommodating frame for accommodating toner, wherein said toner accommodating frame includes (i) a toner feeding opening communicating with a toner feeding chamber and (ii) a side wall that has a toner filling port for permitting filling of the toner; a rotatable member rotatably supported in said toner accommodating frame; and a toner seal member for sealing said toner feeding opening, wherein said toner seal member includes a first fixed portion and a second fixed portion that are fixed on said toner accommodating frame at an edge of said toner feeding opening along a longitudinal direction of said toner feeding opening, and said toner seal member includes a third fixed portion fixed on said rotatable member, wherein, with rotation of said rotatable member, said first fixed portion of said toner seal member is peeled off from a fixing portion to open said toner feeding opening, and wherein the toner is filled into said toner accommodating frame through said toner filling port such that the toner is first filled into a recess defined by said toner seal member.