POWDER CONTAINER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND NOZZLE RECEIVER
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1. A powder container, comprising:
- a conveyor that is in the powder container and that conveys powder from one side to other side of the powder container in a longitudinal direction of the powder container, the powder container being provided with a cylindrical opening on the other side; and
a nozzle receiver that includes a nozzle receiving opening in which a conveying nozzle provided in the powder conveying device is inserted and that is attached to the opening, whereinthe nozzle receiver includes an engaging portion that is engaged with an engaged portion provided inside the opening,the engaging portion includes an engaging piece disposed on a wall of the nozzle receiver,the engaging piece extends from the wall along an inner surface of the opening,one end of the engaging piece is connected to the wall, andother end of the engaging piece is a free end defined by a cutout portion provided on the wall.
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, when a nozzle insertion member is detached from a powder container, an engaging portion and an engaged portion are disengaged from each other by resiliently displacing the engaging portion in a direction in which the engaging portion is disengaged from the engaged portion. Therefore, it is possible to reduce a stress applied to the powder container and the nozzle insertion member at the time of attachment and detachment of the nozzle insertion member. Consequently, it becomes possible to easily detach the nozzle insertion member from the powder container.
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1. A powder container, comprising:
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a conveyor that is in the powder container and that conveys powder from one side to other side of the powder container in a longitudinal direction of the powder container, the powder container being provided with a cylindrical opening on the other side; and a nozzle receiver that includes a nozzle receiving opening in which a conveying nozzle provided in the powder conveying device is inserted and that is attached to the opening, wherein the nozzle receiver includes an engaging portion that is engaged with an engaged portion provided inside the opening, the engaging portion includes an engaging piece disposed on a wall of the nozzle receiver, the engaging piece extends from the wall along an inner surface of the opening, one end of the engaging piece is connected to the wall, and other end of the engaging piece is a free end defined by a cutout portion provided on the wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A nozzle receiver that is attached to an opening of a powder container used in an image forming apparatus and that includes a nozzle receiving opening in which a conveying nozzle of the image forming apparatus for conveying powder to be supplied from the powder container is inserted along a longitudinal direction of the powder container, the nozzle receiver comprising:
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an engaging portion that is engaged with an engaged portion provided inside the opening, wherein the engaging portion includes an engaging piece disposed on a wall, one end of the engaging piece is connected to the wall, other end of the engaging piece is a free end defined by a cutout portion provided on the wall, and the engaging piece extends from the wall along an inner surface of the opening. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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