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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kiyohito Horii, Kanagawa, JP;
Seigo Shinozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Funada, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Kuge, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Kanno, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichiro Fujimori, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Nakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/22 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0872 (2013.01); G03G 15/0877 (2013.01); G03G 15/0886 (2013.01);
Abstract
A container for powder detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus body includes a discharge channel and a wall member. The discharge channel has an upper end. Powder is discharged through the discharge channel. The wall member is disposed such that a gap is formed between the wall member and the upper end of the discharge channel. A transport part that transports the powder toward the discharge channel is provided in the container.