Powder container, developing unit, process unit, and image forming apparatus incorporating same
US9239565B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0886
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A powder container that includes a container body to contain powder for image formation, a discharge outlet formed in the container body to discharge powder therefrom, a shutter movable between an open position to open the discharge outlet and a closed position to close the discharge outlet, and a seal member to be interposed between the container body and the shutter when the shutter is at the open position. In a state in which the shutter is at the open position, a downstream end of the seal member in an opening direction in which the shutter moves to open the discharge outlet is positioned downstream from a downstream end of the shutter in the opening direction.
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