Abstract: A developer collecting container 1, mountable to and dismountable from an accommodating portion 10 provided in an apparatus, for collecting a collected matter which is powder or a fluid collected in the apparatus has a constitution in which a bonding portion 5 partially bonding opposing sides of sides forming an accommodating portion 3 for accommodating the collected matter is provided and in which at least a part of the bonding portion 5 is positioned below a height at which a volume of the accommodating portion 3 is half of a target collecting volume in a case that the volume is measured upwardly from a lowermost portion with respect to a direction of gravitation.

Abstract: A developer collecting container 1, mountable to and dismountable from an accommodating portion 10 provided in an apparatus, for collecting a collected matter which is powder or a fluid collected in the apparatus has a constitution in which a bonding portion 5 partially bonding opposing sides of sides forming an accommodating portion 3 for accommodating the collected matter is provided and in which at least a part of the bonding portion 5 is positioned below a height at which a volume of the accommodating portion 3 is half of a target collecting volume in a case that the volume is measured upwardly from a lowermost portion with respect to a direction of gravitation.

Abstract: A developer collecting container 1, mountable to and dismountable from an accommodating portion 10 provided in an apparatus, for collecting a collected matter which is powder or a fluid collected in the apparatus has a constitution in which a bonding portion 5 partially bonding opposing sides of sides forming an accommodating portion 3 for accommodating the collected matter is provided and in which at least a part of the bonding portion 5 is positioned below a height at which a volume of the accommodating portion 3 is half of a target collecting volume in a case that the volume is measured upwardly from a lowermost portion with respect to a direction of gravitation.

Abstract: A cleaning device includes a cleaning member, a container, a feeding screw including a blade for feeding toner inside the container toward an outside of the container, and a loosening member, stretching along a rotation axis direction of the feeding screw, for loosening toner on a container wall surface provided around the feeding screw by being swung about a rotational axis along the rotation axis direction in a direction crossing the rotation axis direction, and the loosening member includes a contact portion for rotating the loosening member in a first direction with rotation of the feeding screw in contact with the blade when the feeding screw is in a predetermined phase range and includes an urging portion for imparting, to the loosening member, a force for rotating the loosening member in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: A method for reducing or substantially preventing soft tissue calcification is provided. The method includes administering at least one of a downregulator of at least one plasmin inhibitors and plasmin(ogen) to a subject in need thereof, wherein the at least one plasmin inhibitor includes alpha2-antiplasmin. Further disclosed is a method comprises administering the compound subsequent to muscle injury, and the method further comprising administering an antifibrinolytic.

Abstract: A developer collecting container 1, mountable to and dismountable from an accommodating portion 10 provided in an apparatus, for collecting a collected matter which is powder or a fluid collected in the apparatus has a constitution in which a bonding portion 5 partially bonding opposing sides of sides forming an accommodating portion 3 for accommodating the collected matter is provided and in which at least a part of the bonding portion 5 is positioned below a height at which a volume of the accommodating portion 3 is half of a target collecting volume in a case that the volume is measured upwardly from a lowermost portion with respect to a direction of gravitation.

Abstract: A cleaning device includes a cleaning member, a container, a feeding screw including a blade for feeding toner inside the container toward an outside of the container, and a loosening member, stretching along a rotation axis direction of the feeding screw, for loosening toner on a container wall surface provided around the feeding screw by being swung about a rotational axis along the rotation axis direction in a direction crossing the rotation axis direction, and the loosening member includes a contact portion for rotating the loosening member in a first direction with rotation of the feeding screw in contact with the blade when the feeding screw is in a predetermined phase range and includes an urging portion for imparting, to the loosening member, a force for rotating the loosening member in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image developer unit to develop an electrostatic latent image formed on an image bearing member, using toner, and a toner container detachably mounted to a main assembly. The toner container includes a toner discharging portion having a toner discharge opening, and a storage container to store the discharge toner and to supply the stored toner. The toner discharging portion extends at least partly in the storage container through an opening of the storage container, and a cover covers the toner discharging portion and extends inwardly from an inside of a wall of the storage container, at least below the toner discharging portion. A length L1 by which the cover extends from the wall inwardly of the storage container, and a length L2 by which the toner discharging portion extends from the opening inwardly of the storage container satisfy L1<L2.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit having a rotatable image bearing member, a first support side plate, and a second support side plate; a development device; a transfer device; a rotatable stay; an operation portion; and a toner containing portion. The rotatable stay is disposed at a position downstream of the development device and upstream of the transfer device with respect to a rotation direction of the image bearing member to face the image bearing member and to connect the first support side plate and the second support side plate. The operation portion is provided at an end portion of the stay to rotate the stay. The toner containing portion contains the toner accumulated on the stay.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developing device; a developer supply container including an accommodating portion for accommodating a developer, a projected portion projected from the accommodating portion, and a discharge opening for discharging the developer; and a developer supplying device for storing the developer to be supplied to the developing device. The developer supply container is mounted to the developer supplying device. The developer supplying device includes i) a storage portion configured to store the developer, ii) an opening configured to insert the projected portion into the storage portion, iii) an abutting portion abutting to the developer supply container to set the projected portion at a predetermined position relative to the storage portion, iv) a shield portion at least a part of which is vertically below the projected portion of the developer supply container.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit includes a rotatable image bearing member, a first support side plate, and a second support side plate; a development device; a transfer device; a rotatable stay configured to be disposed at a position on a downstream side from the development device and on an upstream side from the transfer device in a rotation direction of the image bearing member to face the image bearing member and to connect the first support side plate and the second support side plate; an operation portion configured to be provided at an end portion of the stay to rotate the stay; and a toner containing portion configured to contain the toner accumulated on the stay.