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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Ogino, Mishima, JP;
Kojiro Yasui, Numazu, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A powder feeding mechanism includes: a feeding member, provided under powder, for feeding the powder; and a vibration applying member for applying reciprocating acceleration to the feeding member in a feeding surface direction along a powder feeding surface of the feeding member. Maximum acceleration applied from the vibration applying member to the feeding member in a powder feeding direction is smaller than maximum acceleration applied from the vibration applying member to the feeding member in a direction opposite to the powder feeding direction to feed the powder in the powder feeding direction by the feeding member.