Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Keizo Chiba

Hiroshi Sano

Kazuhisa Sudo

Fumihito Itoh

Hiroshi Tateishi

Hirosato Amano

Tetsuo Noji

In a powder supplying device, a powder container contains powder therein and is provided at a bottom of the powder container with a gas blowout part for ejecting gas to the inside of the powder container. A powder transport unit attracts powder contained in the powder container from a suction opening and transports the powder to a powder receiving device. A first detection unit is provided in the powder container to detect a remaining powder in the powder container.

Powder supplying device and image forming device

A particle supply apparatus is disclosed that includes a particle accommodating unit that accommodates particles, a gas spouting unit that is arranged at a bottom portion of the particle accommodating unit and is configured to spout gas toward the particles, a conveying mechanism that applies suction to the particles accommodated in the particle accommodating unit and conveys the particles toward a supply destination, and a gas discharge unit that discharges gas contained within the particle accommodating unit toward an exterior side of the particle accommodating unit.

Imaging apparatus having particle supply and collection apparatus arranged outside imaging apparatus

Particle supply apparatus and imaging apparatus having a gas spouting unit for fluidizing the particles

A particle supply apparatus is disclosed that includes a particle accommodating unit that accommodates particles, a gas spouting unit that is arranged at a bottom portion of the particle accommodating unit and is configured to spout gas toward the particles, and a conveying mechanism that applies suction to the particles accommodated in the particle accommodating unit and conveys the particles toward a supply destination.

Particle supply apparatus, imaging apparatus, and monitoring system

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Shizuoka, Japan

Keizo Chiba