Developer replenishing vessel

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE:To easily replenish a developer with a simple constitution to prevent the machine inside and operator's hands from being dirtied, by connecting a connection member to a replenishing mouth in a developer discharge hole part on a vessel body provided with a developer discharge hole and a freely expansible and foldable flexible part. CONSTITUTION:Not only a cover body but also a cap which closes a developer discharge hole 4 of a developer replenishing vessel 1 is detached to close a replenishing mouth 7 formed on the vessel 1. Thereafter, A neck part consisting of a flexible part 5 is folded to fit and connect a cap 8 to a screw 10 of the replenishing mouth 7. The bottom of the vessel 1 is lifted to replenish a developer 3 into a developer storage part 2. since the discharge hole 4 and the replenishing mouth 7 are connected, the developer 3 is not leaked to the outside even if the vessel 1 is carelessly moved on the way of replenishment, and the floating developer in the storage part 2 is prevented from being scattered out of the replenishing mouth 7 by the replenishing operation, thus easily supplying the developer 3.

Inventors

• 👤 Ryoji Taniyama
• 👤 谷山　良治

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