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US08903284B2 Developer storage container with a conveyor member that simultaneously conveys toner in opposite directions and image forming apparatus with the same 有权
具有同时传送相反方向的调色剂的输送机构件的显影剂储存容器和具有相同方向的成像装置

Developer storage container with a conveyor member that simultaneously conveys toner in opposite directions and image forming apparatus with the same
Abstract:
A developer storage container includes a container main body, a tubular portion projecting from the container main body and including a developer discharge opening, and a rotary member extending from the container main body to the tubular portion and having a function of conveying the developer in the container main body. The rotary member includes a first section located in the container main body and a second section located in the tubular portion. A first conveying member for conveying the developer from the tubular portion side toward the container main body side, a second conveying member for conveying the developer in an opposite direction, and a flexible member are mounted on the rotary shaft. The flexible member includes a fixed end portion fixed onto the circumferential surface of the rotary shaft and a free end portion arranged at a side radially outward of the second conveying member.
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