Developer unit for an image forming apparatus

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EP 2 317 399 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A3)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	31.07.2013 Bulletin 2013/31

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	24.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/43

(43)	Date of publication:
	04.05.2011 Bulletin 2011/18

(21)	Application number: 10013900.5

(22)	Date of filing: 22.10.2010

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G03G 15/08^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

30.10.2009 JP 2009250500

(71)	Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
	Nagoya, Aichi 467-8561 (JP)

(72)	Inventor:
	Sato, Shougo Nagoya, Aichi 467-8562 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Kuhnen & Wacker
	Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A 85354 Freising 85354 Freising (DE)

(54)	Developer unit for an image forming apparatus

(57) A developer unit for an image forming apparatus is provided. The developer unit includes a developer device with a developer agent carrier and a developer agent supplier, and a developer agent container, which contains the developer agent and is arranged in a lower position with respect to the developer device. The developer agent container is formed to have a fitting wall, which is curved inward at a position to be adjacent to the developer device. The fitting wall is formed to have a feeding opening and a collecting opening. The developer unit is further provided with a first conveyer, which is rotated about a rotation axis to sweep an inner surface of the developer agent container and convey the developer agent toward the feeding opening, and a second conveyer, which is arranged along the developer agent supplier and conveys the developer agent toward the collecting opening.