Patent ID: 8942601
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A developer storage container comprising: a developer storage portion in which a developer is stored, said developer storage portion having a wall; a rotating body rotatably provided in said developer storage portion; an agitating plate having a first end engaging said rotating body and a second end as a free end, said second end reciprocally moving along said wall, said agitating plate having a rod-shaped member which extends parallel to said rotating body; and a regulating member provided in said developer storage portion so that said agitating plate is located between said regulating member and said wall, wherein said regulating member is provided at a distance from said agitating plate in such a manner that said regulating member is contactable with said agitating plate by a movement of the agitating plate, wherein when said agitating plate contacts said regulating member, said regulating member restricts movement of said agitating plate in a direction substantially perpendicular to a moving direction of said second end, and wherein as said agitating plate moves along said wall, an angle between said agitating plate and said wall changes.