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POWDER DELIVERY MEMBER, AND POWDER STORAGE CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS RESPECTIVELY USING SUCH POWDER DELIVERY MEMBER

  • US 20110262189A1
  • Filed: 11/01/2010
  • Published: 10/27/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A powder delivery member, comprising:

  • a rotation shaft portion that is disposed rotatably within a powder storage container with powder stored therein;

    a delivery portion that delivers the powder along the axial direction of the rotation shaft portion; and

    a powder discharge portion(i) that is constituted of such end portion of the delivery portion as exists on a downstream side in the delivery direction of the delivery portion,(ii) is disposed at a position corresponding to a powder discharge port of the powder storage container,(iii) is capable of storing therein the powder delivered thereto from the delivery portion and(iv) when being rotated along the peripheral direction of the rotation shaft portion with the powder stored therein, delivers the stored powder to the powder discharge port.

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