Powder container and image forming apparatus

A powder container, removably attachable to an image forming apparatus, the powder container comprising:

• a container body, including a container opening in a first end and containing image forming powder;
• a conveyor, arranged inside the container body, to convey the powder from a second end of the container body to the first end along a longitudinal direction of the container body;
• a nozzle receiver, arranged in the container opening and including a nozzle receiving opening to receive a powder conveying nozzle of the image forming apparatus, to guide the powder conveying nozzle to the inside of the container body;
• and
• a scooping portion, scooping up the powder received from the conveyor with the rotation of the scooping portion, to move the powder to a powder receiving opening of the powder conveying nozzle, wherein
• the nozzle receiving opening is arranged on the inner bottom of the container opening.

A powder container, removably attachable to an image forming apparatus, the powder container comprising:

• a container body, including a container opening in a first end, and containing image forming powder;
• a conveyor, arranged inside the container body, to convey the powder from a second end of the container body to the first end along a longitudinal direction of the container body;
• a nozzle receiver, arranged in the container opening and including a nozzle receiving opening to receive a powder conveying nozzle of the image forming apparatus, to guide the powder conveying nozzle to the inside of the container body;
• and
• a scooping portion, receiving the powder from the conveyor and rotating to scoop up the received powder from bottom to top in the container body so as to move the powder to a powder receiving opening of the powder conveying nozzle, wherein
• the nozzle receiver includes
• a shutter to open and close the nozzle receiving opening;
• a supporting portion to support the shutter so as to move;
• an opening, arranged adjacent to the supporting portion, to communicate with the powder receiving opening of the conveying nozzle inserted in the nozzle receiver, wherein
• the supporting portion and the opening arranged adjacent to the supporting portion are configured to alternately cross the powder receiving opening.

A powder container, removably attachable to an image forming apparatus, the powder container comprising:

• a container body, including a container opening in a first end and containing image forming powder;
• a conveyor, arranged inside the container body, to convey the powder from a second end of the container body to the first end along a longitudinal direction of the container body;
• a nozzle receiver, arranged in the container opening and including a nozzle receiving opening to receive a powder conveying nozzle of the image forming apparatus, to guide the powder conveying nozzle to the inside of the container body;
• and
• a scooping portion, protruding to the inside of the container body and including a ridge, wherein
• the nozzle receiver includes
• a shutter to open and close the nozzle receiving opening;
• a supporting portion to support the shutter so as to move;
• an opening, arranged adjacent to the supporting portion, to communicate with the powder receiving opening of the conveying nozzle inserted in the nozzle receiver, wherein
• the ridge of the scooping portion faces to the supporting portion of the nozzle receiver.