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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2020
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Satake, Mikawa-machi, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A powder container including a filter that separates air and powder from each other, a hopper that includes a first opening portion installed below the filter, a second opening portion that has an opening area that is smaller than that of the first opening portion, and an inclined surface that partially overlaps the filter in plan view, a container box installed so as to be detachable from the hopper, the container box containing the powder, and a detection sensor (an optical sensor) installed outside the container box so as to oppose a side surface of the container box, the detection sensor being installed near the second opening portion and near a side of the inclined surface in a lower direction.
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