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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1982
Noboru Yamada, Hachioji, JP;
Keisuke Yamaguchi, Hachioji, JP;
Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of supplying a fine-particle powder from a container to an apparatus through an opening therein, comprises causing an engagement portion formed in part of the container to cooperate with an engagement portion formed in the apparatus adjacent to the opening such that the fine-particle powder can spontaneously be moved while the container is maintained stationary. The method may further comprise causing an engagement portion formed in part of the outer machine frame of an electrostatic recording apparatus to engage with an engagement portion formed in part of a container therein, such that the fine-particle powder can be supplied to a hopper through an opening formed in the apparatus adjacent to the engagement portion thereof. The container can thus be positively held and fixed by the engagement of the container with the body of the apparatus, and the scattering and floating toner particles can be completely prevented from leaking out of the outside or inside of the machine.