Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Powder accommodation container, image forming apparatus and manufacturing method of the image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 粉末容纳容器,图像形成装置以及图像形成装置的制造方法
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Application No.: US13724986Application Date: 2012-12-21
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Publication No.: US09042791B2Publication Date: 2015-05-26
- Inventor: Takuji Matsumoto , Iori Togu , Naofumi Murayama , Shigemasa Nakaya , Takuya Iwamura
- Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- Priority: JP2012-070969 20120327; JP2012-070971 20120327; JP2012-070973 20120327
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08 ; G03G21/18

Abstract:
A powder accommodation container includes an accommodation container body, a regulation member, and a transport member. The accommodation container body has a hole portion to outside and accommodates powder. The regulation member is provided in the hole portion to regulate a passage of the powder accommodated in the accommodation container body. The transport member is arranged in an inside of the accommodation container body to rotate about a rotating shaft and to transport the powder in the inside of the accommodation container body. The transport member has one end side in a short direction that is arranged on the rotating shaft and the other end side that is a free end, the free end includes a flexible member that is in contact with the accommodation container body to be flexed. The flexible member is locatable to face the hole portion.
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