Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Container and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 容器和成像装置
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Application No.: US14381811Application Date: 2013-02-21
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Publication No.: US09261815B2Publication Date: 2016-02-16
- Inventor: Takahisa Nakaue
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agent Gerald E. Hespos; Michael J. Porco; Matthew T. Hespos
- Priority: JP2012-055319 20120313
- International Application: PCT/JP2013/000974 WO 20130221
- International Announcement: WO2013/136675 WO 20130919
- Main IPC: G03G15/10
- IPC: G03G15/10 ; G03G15/08

Abstract:
The present application discloses a container including: a housing including a primary portion for storing developer, and a secondary portion, which projects from the primary portion and is connected to a developing device; a conveying mechanism which conveys the developer in the primary portion to the secondary portion; and a detector which detects a state of the developer. The primary portion includes a facing wall which is situated at a boundary between the primary and secondary portions so that the facing wall faces a flow of the developer moving toward the secondary portion. The developer includes a flowing portion under the conveyance to the secondary portion by the conveying mechanism, and an adhering portion defined by an adhering layer made of developer adhered to the facing wall. The detector detects a decrease of the flowing portion and a decrease of the adhering portion individually.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150043932A1 CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2015-02-12
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