Patent ID: 9395650
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. A developer container, comprising: a container body including an inner surface defining an internal space extending in a longitudinal direction, and a storage space provided in the internal space for containing developer, the container body being formed with a developer discharge port in a lower part of the inner surface and communicating with the storage space for discharging developer therethrough; and a movable wall disposed in the internal space of the container body, and including an outer surface disposed slidably in contact with the inner surface, and a conveying surface defining the storage space in cooperation with the inner surface of the container body, the movable wall being movable in the longitudinal direction from one end side toward the other end side of the internal space while conveying the developer in the storage space to the developer discharge port, wherein the developer discharge port is disposed between one end and the other end of the container body in the longitudinal direction, and the movable wall includes