DEVELOPER SUPPLY SYSTEM, DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER MOUNTING METHOD AND DEVELOPER SUPPLY UNIT
First Claim
1. A developer supplying system comprising:
- a developer receiving apparatus including a developer receiving portion provided with a receiving opening for receiving developer; and
a developer supply container detachably mountable to the developer receiving apparatus, the developer supply container including;
a developer accommodating portion for accommodating the developer, anda discharging portion provided with a discharge opening for discharging the developer accommodated in the developer accommodating portion,wherein the developer receiving portion is provided with a force receiving portion for receiving a force for moving the developer receiving portion toward the developer supply container to bring the receiving opening into communication with the discharge opening by a manual operation after the developer supply container is mounted to the developer receiving apparatus.
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Abstract
A developer supply container is detachably mountable to a developer receiving apparatus including a developer receiving portion provided with a receiving opening for receiving a developer, and a portion-to-be-engaged 11b integrally displaceable with the developer receiving portion. The developer supply container includes a discharging portion provided with a shutter opening for discharging the developer accommodated in the developer accommodating portion. An operation portion 21 displaces the developer receiving portion to bring the receiving opening into communication with the shutter opening by engagement between the engaging portion 21d and the portion-to-be-engaged 11b by a predetermined operation executed after the developer supply container is mounted to a predetermined position of the developer receiving apparatus.
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5 Claims
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1. A developer supplying system comprising:
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a developer receiving apparatus including a developer receiving portion provided with a receiving opening for receiving developer; and a developer supply container detachably mountable to the developer receiving apparatus, the developer supply container including; a developer accommodating portion for accommodating the developer, and a discharging portion provided with a discharge opening for discharging the developer accommodated in the developer accommodating portion, wherein the developer receiving portion is provided with a force receiving portion for receiving a force for moving the developer receiving portion toward the developer supply container to bring the receiving opening into communication with the discharge opening by a manual operation after the developer supply container is mounted to the developer receiving apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A mounting method for mounting a developer supply container to a developer receiving apparatus, the method comprising:
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a first step mounting the developer supply container to the developer receiving apparatus, wherein the developer receiving apparatus includes (i) a developer receiving portion provided with a receiving opening for receiving developer and (ii) a portion-to-be-engaged integrally displaceable with developer receiving portion, and the developer supply container includes (i) a developer accommodating portion for accommodating the developer (ii) and a discharging portion provided with a discharge opening for discharging the developer accommodated in the developer accommodating portion; and a second step of moving the developer receiving portion toward the developer supply container to bring the receiving opening into communication with the discharge opening, after said first step.
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5. A developer supply unit detachably mountable to a developer receiving apparatus including a developer receiving portion provided with a receiving opening for receiving developer and a portion-to-be-engaged integrally displaceable with the developer receiving portion, the developer supply unit comprising:
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a developer accommodating portion for accommodating the developer; a discharging portion provided with a discharge opening for discharging the developer accommodated in the developer accommodating portion; an engaging portion engageable with the portion-to-be-engaged to move the developer receiving portion toward the developer supply container so as to bring the receiving opening into communication with the discharge opening after the developer supply container is mounted to the developer receiving apparatus; and a manipulating portion for moving the engaging portion.
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