Image forming apparatus and toner supply container used therefor
US8090286B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/068
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a toner supply container, an air blowing mechanism includes an air blowing fan, an air blowing tube, and an air inlet coupling member. The air inlet coupling member is in close contact with a side wall of the toner container around an air inlet, and includes a skirt made of elastic silicone rubber that covers a joint part of the air blowing tube and the air inlet. An exhaust mechanism includes an exhaust outlet coupling member, an exhaust tube, and an air cleaning filter. The exhaust outlet coupling member is in close contact with an upper wall of the toner container around an exhaust outlet, and includes a skirt made of elastic silicone rubber that covers a joint part of the exhaust tube and the air outlet.
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