| US 7,483,646 B2 | ||
| Developer container, process cartridge, image forming apparatus and manufacturing method for developer container | ||
| Takahito Ueno, Mishima (Japan); and Masaki Kakitani, Yokohama (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on May 02, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/415,169. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-136318 (JP), filed on May 09, 2005; and application No. 2006-113697 (JP), filed on Apr. 17, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0251445 A1, Nov. 09, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G03G 15/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 399—102 [399/103; 399/105; 399/106] | 13 Claims |
| 1. A developer container for an image forming apparatus, said developer container comprising:
a rotatable member;
a container body for containing a developer;
a sealing member, provided in said container body, for preventing leakage of the developer out of said container body;
a sheet, provided in said container body, for contacting said rotatable member to guide the developer into said container
body;
a gap provided between said container body and said sealing member and covered by said sheet;
a communication hole provided in said container body in fluid communication with said gap; and
packing material filled in said gap through said communication hole for preventing leakage of the developer through said gap.
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