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US 9,958,808 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus and container having wall member to cover discharge channel
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsKiyohito Horii, Seigo Shinozaki, Atsushi Funada, Hideki Kuge, Makoto Kanno, Shinichiro Fujimori, Daisuke Nakai
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Abstract
A container for powder detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus body includes a discharge channel and a wall member. The discharge channel has an upper end. Powder is discharged through the discharge channel. The wall member is disposed such that a gap is formed between the wall member and the upper end of the discharge channel. A transport part that transports the powder toward the discharge channel is provided in the container.
Claims10
A container for powder detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus body, the container comprising:
- a discharge channel which has an upper end and through which powder is discharged;
- a wall member disposed such that a gap is formed between the wall member and the upper end of the discharge channel;
- a transport part provided in the container and configured to transport the powder toward the discharge channel;
- a container body that contains the powder, the transport part provided in the container body;
- and
- a crumbling member connected to the container body,
- wherein the wall member extends to cover the upper end of the discharge channel along an axial direction of the container,
- wherein in response to the container body being rotated, the crumbling member also rotates with the container body, and
- wherein the crumbling member comprises:
- a first crumbling part protruding radially inward from an inner surface of the wall member;
- and
- a second crumbling part protruding radially outward from an outer surface opposite from the inner surface of the wall member.
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A container for powder detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus body, the container comprising:
- a discharge channel which has an upper end and through which powder is discharged;
- a wall member disposed such that a gap is formed between the wall member and the upper end of the discharge channel;
- a container body that contains the powder, that has the transport part, and that is rotated when drive is transmitted from the image forming apparatus body;
- a discharge member that supports the container body such that the container body is rotatable relative to the discharge member and that includes the discharge channel;
- and
- a crumbling part that is disposed corresponding to the discharge channel and that is rotated together with the container body so as to crumble the powder,
- wherein a transport part that transports the powder toward the discharge channel is provided in the container,
- wherein the wall member extends to cover the upper end of the discharge channel along an axial direction of the container,
- wherein the wall member is supported by the crumbling part,
- wherein the wall member is formed entirely around the crumbling part in a circumferential direction of rotation of the crumbling part, and
- wherein the wall member is inclined relative to an axial direction of the rotation of the crumbling part.
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A container for powder detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus body, the container comprising:
- a discharge channel which has an upper end and through which powder is discharged;
- a wall member disposed such that a gap is formed between the wall member and the upper end of the discharge channel;
- a transport part provided in the container and configured to transport the powder toward the discharge channel;
- a container body that contains the powder, the transport part provided in the container body;
- and
- a crumbling member connected to the container body,
- wherein the wall member extends to cover the upper end of the discharge channel along an axial direction of the container,
- wherein in response to the container body being rotated, the crumbling member also rotates with the container body,
- wherein the crumbling member comprises a first crumbling part protruding radially inward from an inner surface of the wall member, and
- wherein the wall member has a conical exterior shape, a diameter of the wall member being decreased toward a rear end of the container in the axial direction of the container.
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A container for powder detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus body, the container comprising:
- a discharge channel which has an upper end and through which powder is discharged;
- a wall member disposed such that a gap is formed between the wall member and the upper end of the discharge channel;
- a transport part provided in the container and configured to transport the powder toward the discharge channel;
- a container body that contains the powder, the transport part provided in the container body;
- and
- a crumbling member connected to the container body,
- wherein the wall member extends to cover the upper end of the discharge channel along an axial direction of the container,
- wherein in response to the container body being rotated, the crumbling member also rotates with the container body,
- wherein the crumbling member comprises a first crumbling part protruding radially inward from an inner surface of the wall member, and
- wherein the wall member has a conical exterior shape, a diameter of the wall member being decreased toward a front end of the container in the axial direction of the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.