Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Developer container for image forming apparatus
A removable device detachably attachable to a receiving structure includes a convex to be inserted into a groove of the receiving structure, a rotator to rotate around a rotational shaft, a recess at a rear side of the convex, a gear attached to the rotational shaft, and a gear cover to cover at least a part of the gear. Further, an end of the rotational shaft is inserted into the recess, part of the gear is exposed from the gear cover, and a peripheral of the end of the rotational shaft is surrounded by the gear cover.
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Masato Naoki Yoshiyuki Tomohiro Manabu Masanari Shoh
Tsuji Nakatake Shimizu Kubota Hamada Fujita Tsuritani