Powder accommodating container, powder supply device, developing device, and image forming apparatus
US11892782B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2022 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0687
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A powder accommodating container includes a powder accommodating portion that accommodates powder, a sealing section that openably seals a supply port by being removed from the powder accommodating portion, and a breaking section that has a film-shaped member that breaks the powder in the powder accommodating portion by being removed from the powder accommodating portion in a case of opening the supply port, is fixed to plural places in the powder accommodating portion such that the film-shaped member is removable, and is fixed to the powder accommodating portion such that a force required for removing a tip of the film-shaped member from the powder accommodating portion is larger than other portions.
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