JP2004145336A - 画像形成用消耗品の容器 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】流動可能材料を蓄える容器は、第1の室を備えており、第1の室と分離された第2の室には、流動可能材料分配機構がある。計量機構が、第1の室から前記第2の室へ流動可能材料を選択的に移送可能とする。
【選択図】図1
Description
12 トナー
14 隔壁
16 貯蔵室
18 分配室
20 帯電ローラ
22 EP(静電印刷)ドラム
24 攪拌器
26 攪拌器溜め
28 計量機構
30 間隙
32 外壁
Claims (6)
- 容器内に流動可能材料を蓄える第1の室と、
前記第1の室と分離され、前記容器内にあり、少なくとも1つの流動可能材料分配機構を有する第2の室と、
前記第2の室内に配置された攪拌器と、
前記第1の室から前記第2の室へ流動可能材料の選択的な移送を可能にする計量機構とを備えた流動可能材料用の容器。 - 前記計量機構が、重力で供給される開口部であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の容器。
- 計量機構が、選択的に開く閉鎖部材であることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の容器。
- 前記閉鎖部材が、取り外し可能な隔壁であることを特徴とする請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載の容器。
- 前記攪拌器が、流動可能材料を塗布装置ローラに送ることを特徴とする請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の容器。
- 前記攪拌器が、前記第2の室内で流動可能材料を塗布装置ローラに送ることを特徴とする請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の容器。
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JPS61201271A (ja) * | 1985-03-04 | 1986-09-05 | Ricoh Co Ltd | 色選択可能な単色複写装置の現像装置 |
JPH0369974A (ja) * | 1989-08-09 | 1991-03-26 | Canon Inc | 現像装置 |
JPH04146466A (ja) * | 1990-10-08 | 1992-05-20 | Brother Ind Ltd | トナー供給装置 |
JPH0862962A (ja) * | 1994-08-26 | 1996-03-08 | Toshiba Corp | トナーパック |
JPH1020640A (ja) * | 1996-07-03 | 1998-01-23 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | 現像装置 |
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