Patent ID: 9366993
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. A developer cartridge removably mounted to a developing device, comprising: a developer container configured to contain developer, the developer container including a recessed wall recessed inward and facing the developing device, wherein an opening is formed in an upper portion of the recessed wall and the opening is open downward from the developer container to the developing device such that the developer is supplied from the developer container downward through the opening; and an agitator positioned in the developer container and configured to rotate about a rotational axis to agitate the developer, the rotational axis of the agitator being disposed at a position lower than the opening through which the developer is supplied from the developer container downward, wherein the opening is positioned in a portion of the recessed wall, the portion protruding toward the developing device with respect to another portion of the recessed wall, the another portion of the recessed wall being closer to the rotational axis of the agitator than the portion of the recessed wall to the rotational axis.