Developer container and image forming apparatus

/Home/Patents - Printing Industry/Patents - 2009 -Printing Industry

Developer container and image forming apparatus
United States Patent 7,522,866
Deguchi , et al. April 21, 2009

Inventors: Deguchi; Masanobu (Kashiba, JP), Nagahama; Hitoshi (Uji, JP), Koyama; Kazuya (Ikoma, JP), Hayashi; Shigeki (Ikoma-gun, JP)
Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, JP)
Appl. No.: 10/548,445
Filed: March 10, 2004
PCT Filed: March 10, 2004
PCT No.: PCT/JP2004/003131
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date: September 09, 2005
PCT Pub. No.: WO2004/081673
PCT Pub. Date: September 23, 2004

Abstract

A developer container (130) for an image forming apparatus includes a developer container main body (131) having an axial intermediate portion radially opened and a supporting member (132) for supporting an intermediate portion in an axial line direction of the developer container main body (131) over the entire periphery thereof from radially outside as the developer container main body (131) is rotatable around the axial line (L131). A through hole (151) for guiding the developer from the developer container main body (131) to outside.