Toner container, and image forming apparatus
US7574162B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0665
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A toner container includes a container member with a spiral member therein that contains toner and conveys the toner toward an opening in conjunction with a rotation of the spiral member. A toner supply device includes a conveyor tube through which the toner discharged from the toner container is conveyed with gas, and a screw pump that sends gas into and evacuates gas from the conveyor tube.
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