Patent ID: 8521062

Claim:
A developer container comprising: a casing extending in a longitudinal direction and having a developer accommodating chamber and a waste-developer accommodating chamber, the developer accommodating chamber being configured to accommodate developer therein, the waste-developer accommodating chamber being configured to accommodate waste developer therein, the casing having a first end and a second end opposite the first end in the longitudinal direction; a conveying member 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 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 first opening and a second opening, the first 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 second 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 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.