Patent ID: 6088552
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A developer accommodating container comprising:a container main body for accommodating a developer, said container main body having an opening through which the developer is supplied to a development container; anda sealing member which seals said opening and can be pulled out to open said opening, said sealing member having a sealant surface fixed to said container main body;wherein said sealing member is pressed by an end seal provided on an end on a side, from which said sealing member is pulled out, to prevent the developer adhering to said sealing member from leaking out when said sealing member is pulled out, and a surface of said sealing member which is provided with said sealant surface has an area with a friction coefficient smaller than that of said sealant surface, said area being located in a portion that comes in contact with said end seal at the beginning of pulling out said sealing member.