CONTAINER FOR HOLDING DEVELOPER, UNIT FOR HOLDING DEVELOPER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC G03G15/08 

FIELD: physics, photography.

SUBSTANCE: present invention relates to an image forming device, as well as a container for holding a developer, a unit for holding a developer, a developing device and a cartridge to be used in the image forming device. The present group of inventions includes a unit for holding a developer designed to hold a developer, a container for holding a developer designed to hold a developer, a process cartridge which is detachably installed in the main unit of the image forming device and an image forming device. The unit for holding a developer, which is designed to hold a developer, comprises a flexible container which is provided with a hole for releasing developer which is inside the container, a sealing element for sealing the hole and for opening the hole by winding, an unsealing element mounted on said sealing element for unsealing said sealing element by winding the sealing element and a housing for holding said unsealing element, wherein the housing includes a fixing part for mounting said flexible container.

EFFECT: improved unsealing characteristics of the sealing element and providing additional activating circulation of the developer in a bag 16 for the developer.

20 cl, 48 dwg