Patent ID: 8818236
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A developer transporting device comprising: a transporting device body including a transporting portion through which developer is transported, the transporting portion having an inlet that allows the developer to be supplied therethrough; a developer container that is detachably supported on the transporting device body and includes a container portion and a cover member, the container portion containing developer and having an outlet that is connectable to the inlet and through which the developer is discharged from the container portion, and the cover member being movable between an uncovering position for uncovering the outlet and a covering position for covering the outlet in a moving direction that crosses an attachment direction in which the developer container is attached to the transporting device body; a first contact portion supported by the cover member; a guide portion that is provided on the transporting device body, that allows the first contact portion to pass therethrough, and that includes a passage portion and an inclined portion, the passage portion extending in the attachment direction, the inclined portion being connected to a downstream end of the passage portion in the attachment direction and inclined away from the outlet, the inclined portion contacting with the first contact portion and moving the cover member in the moving direction; and a second contact portion that is provided on the passage portion, that contacts with the first contact portion, and that moves the cover member toward the covering position when the first contact portion passes the second contact portion.