公开(公告)号：US06546216B2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-08

申请号：US09940465

申请日：2001-08-29

申请人： Fumito Mizoguchi ,  Kiyoshi Morimoto ,  Arihiro Tsunoda ,  Hisashi Kunihiro ,  Takeshi Wakabayashi ,  Hiroshi Tanizawa

发明人： Fumito Mizoguchi ,  Kiyoshi Morimoto ,  Arihiro Tsunoda ,  Hisashi Kunihiro ,  Takeshi Wakabayashi ,  Hiroshi Tanizawa

IPC分类号： G03G1508

CPC分类号： G03G15/0886 ,  G03G15/0855 ,  G03G15/0865 ,  G03G15/0875 ,  G03G2215/068 ,  G03G2215/085

摘要： A flexible element for converting an opening port of a toner supply container in an openable and closable manner is provided so that, when the toner supply container is joined to a developing unit, an external force acting on the developing unit or toner supplying container, deforms the flexible element to uncover the opening and when the toner supply container and developing unit are separated one from another, the opening port is covered by the flexible element.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于以可开启和关闭的方式转换调色剂供应容器的开口的柔性元件，使得当调色剂供应容器接合到显影单元时，作用在显影单元或调色剂供应容器上的外力变形 柔性元件以露出开口，并且当调色剂供给容器和显影单元彼此分离时，开口被柔性元件覆盖。