Patent ID: 8369745
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A developer container comprising: a casing extending in a longitudinal direction and having a developer accommodating chamber and a waste-developer accommodating chamber and a first opening, the developer accommodating chamber accommodating developer therein, the waste-developer accommodating chamber accommodating waste developer therein, the first opening providing fluid communication between the developer accommodating chamber and outside of the casing to allow the developer to move from the developer accommodating chamber to the outside of the casing, the casing having a first end and a second end opposite the first end in the longitudinal direction; a conveying member that is configured to convey the waste developer in a conveying direction defined to be directed from the first end to the second end; a conveying-member accommodating unit that is configured to accommodate the conveying member therein, the conveying-member accommodating unit having an upstream end portion and a downstream end portion in the conveying direction, the conveying-member accommodating unit having a second opening and a third opening, the second opening being provided in the upstream end portion and providing fluid communication between inside of the conveying-member accommodating unit and outside of the conveying-member accommodating unit to allow the waste developer to move from the outside of the conveying-member accommodating unit to the inside of the conveying-member accommodating unit, the third opening providing fluid communication between the inside of the conveying-member accommodating unit and the waste-developer accommodating chamber to allow the waste-developer to move from the inside of the conveying-member accommodating unit to the waste-developer accommodating chamber; and a supporting member that is provided on the casing, the supporting member supporting the conveying-member accommodating unit such that the conveying-member accommodating unit is movable in directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction relative to the casing.