Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Powder container and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 粉末容器和成像装置
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Application No.: US15041232Application Date: 2016-02-11
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Publication No.: US09581937B2Publication Date: 2017-02-28
- Inventor: Hiroshi Hosokawa , Shunji Kato , Shinji Tamaki , Hiroshi Ikeguchi , Seiji Terazawa , Junji Yamabe , Kaori Mitsuishi , Toshihide Tomotaka , Tsunehiro Watanabe , Kenji Kikuchi
- Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
- Current Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2011-258355 20111125; JP2011-258356 20111125; JP2011-258358 20111125; JP2012-137077 20120618; JP2012-248855 20121112; JP2012-256921 20121122
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
A powder conveying device includes: a conveying nozzle, provided with a powder receiving opening; an open/close member to open/close the powder receiving opening; a flange provided to the open/close member; a biasing member to bias the open/close member; and a container setting section to which a part of a powder container is to be fit. The powder container includes: a conveyor to convey the powder from a second end of the powder container to a first end; a container opening protruding from the first end; a nozzle receiving opening into which the conveying nozzle is to be inserted; and a butting portion provided in the container opening, to butt against the flange. When the powder container is attached to the powder conveying device, the container opening is fitted to the container setting section, and the flange and the biasing member are housed in an inner space of the container opening.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160161885A1 POWDER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2016-06-09
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