Patent ID: 8918026
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A developer holding apparatus for holding a developer material therein, comprising: a chamber that holds the developer material; and a rotatable member disposed within the chamber, the rotatable member including a rotational shaft and an agitating portion that is offset from the rotational shaft and extends in a first direction parallel to the rotational shaft; wherein the agitating portion includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including a first dimension in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and the second portion including a second dimension in a third direction substantially parallel to the second direction, the second dimension being smaller than the first dimension; wherein the rotatable member includes a first specific weight and the first portion includes an additional member attached thereto, the additional member including a second specific weight smaller than the first specific weight; and wherein the additional member is a rubber tube.