Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Powder collecting container and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 粉末收集容器和成像装置
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Application No.: US12782460Application Date: 2010-05-18
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Publication No.: US08417172B2Publication Date: 2013-04-09
- Inventor: Tomonori Sato , Fumiaki Maekawa , Hiroki Ando , Satoshi Honobe , Toshiyuki Matsui , Tsuneo Fukuzawa
- Applicant: Tomonori Sato , Fumiaki Maekawa , Hiroki Ando , Satoshi Honobe , Toshiyuki Matsui , Tsuneo Fukuzawa
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JP2009-235045 20091009; JP2009-264429 20091119
- Main IPC: G03G21/12
- IPC: G03G21/12

Abstract:
A powder collecting container includes: a first chamber that is configured to store collected powder; a conveying unit that has a rotary shaft, and a powder conveying blade formed to be wound around the rotary shaft, the conveying unit being arranged along an upper-limit zone for accommodating powder in the first chamber and configured to convey powder which is contained in the first chamber and located at a position exceeding the upper-limit zone. A hollow member has an opening portion formed in a peripheral wall so that a powder conveying end of the conveying unit is located in the opening portion, and that the conveying unit passes through the hollow member. A second chamber has an inlet provided to face the opening portion so that powder conveyed by the conveying unit enters the second chamber from the inlet.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110085835A1 POWDER COLLECTING CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2011-04-14
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