发明申请
US20110243579A1 POWDER CONTAINER, POWDER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
有权
粉末容器，粉末供应装置和图像形成装置
- 专利标题： POWDER CONTAINER, POWDER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
- 专利标题（中）： 粉末容器，粉末供应装置和图像形成装置
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申请号： US13075641申请日： 2011-03-30
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公开(公告)号： US20110243579A1公开(公告)日： 2011-10-06
- 发明人: Yuki OSHIKAWA , Emi Kita
- 申请人： Yuki OSHIKAWA , Emi Kita
- 优先权： JP2010-085101 20100401; JP2010-152823 20100705
- 主分类号： G03G15/08
- IPC分类号： G03G15/08
摘要：
A powder container includes a powder containing compartment having a powder outlet connectable to a horizontally extending tube of an apparatus in conjunction with installation of the powder container in the apparatus, a removably insertable plug member to open and close the powder outlet in conjunction with installation of the powder container, and at least one discrimination protrusion projecting from an outer circumferential surface of the powder container. The powder contained in the powder containing compartment is discharged from the powder outlet thereof to the tube. A downstream end of the discrimination protrusion is positioned downstream from a downstream end of the powder outlet of the powder containing compartment in an installation direction in which the powder container is installed in the apparatus, and at least one of shape, arrangement, and quantity of the discrimination protrusion is unique to the type of powder contained in the powder container.