POWDER SUPPLYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A powder supplying device comprising:
- a powder container frame;
a powder container detachably installable in the powder container frame horizontally and including a container body in which a discharge port through which powder is discharged from the container body is formed;
a shutter member attached to the powder container, to open and close the discharge port by moving along the container body in a direction in which the powder container is installed; and
at least one shutter control member movably attached to the powder container frame,the shutter control member opening and closing the shutter member by moving together with the powder container as the powder container is fitted into and pulled out from the powder container frame.
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Abstract
A powder supplying device includes a powder container frame, a powder container detachably installable in the powder container frame horizontally and including a container body in which a discharge port through which powder is discharged from the container body is formed, a shutter member attached to the container body to open and close the discharge port by moving along the container body in a direction in which the powder container is installed, and at least one shutter control member movably attached to the powder container frame. The shutter control member opens and closes the shutter member by moving together with the powder container as the powder container is fitted into and pulled out from the powder container frame.
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11 Claims
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1. A powder supplying device comprising:
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a powder container frame; a powder container detachably installable in the powder container frame horizontally and including a container body in which a discharge port through which powder is discharged from the container body is formed; a shutter member attached to the powder container, to open and close the discharge port by moving along the container body in a direction in which the powder container is installed; and at least one shutter control member movably attached to the powder container frame, the shutter control member opening and closing the shutter member by moving together with the powder container as the powder container is fitted into and pulled out from the powder container frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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an image carrier to carry a latent image; a development device to develop the latent image formed on the image carrier with toner into a toner image; a transfer device to transfer the toner image from the image carrier onto a recording medium; a fixing device to fix the toner image on the recording medium with heat and pressure; and a powder supplying device comprising; a powder container frame; a powder container detachably installable in the powder container frame horizontally, and including a container body in which a discharge port through which powder is discharged in the container body is formed, and a shutter member attached to the powder container, to open and close the discharge port by moving along the container body in a direction in which the powder container is installed; and at least one shutter control member movably attached to powder container frame, the shutter control member opening and closing the shutter member by moving together with the powder container as the powder container is fitted into and pulled out from the powder container frame. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A powder supplying device comprising:
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a frame mean for holding a powder container; a powder containing means for being detachably installable in the powder container frame horizontally and including a container body in which a discharge port through which powder is discharged from the container body is formed; a shutter means for being attached to the powder container, to open and close the discharge port by moving along the container body in a direction in which the powder container is installed; and at least one shutter control means for being movably attached to the powder container frame, the shutter control member opening and closing the shutter member by moving together with the powder container as the powder container is fitted into and pulled out from the powder container frame.
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