CONTAINER FOR POWDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC G03G15/08 

FIELD: packaging industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates a powder container designed for holding powder, such as toner, and to an image forming device, which provides movement of powder from powder container to destination during movement. Disclosed group of inventions includes containers for powder and an image forming device, wherein container for powder is made in form of cylinder and can be attached to a device for transportation of powder in longitudinal direction of container for powder, parallel to horizontal direction, disclosed device comprises following: transporting nozzle equipped with hole to receive powder intended to receive powder from container for powder and intended for transportation of powder; opening/closing element to open and close hole to receive powder; flange provided on opening/closing element; displacing element to shift opening/closing element for closing holes to receive powder; and part for installation of container to be inserted part powder container, container for powder comprises: conveyor arranged inside container for powder and intended for transportation of powder from second end of container for powder to first end along longitudinal direction of powder container, container neck extending from first end of container for powder, hole to receive nozzle made in container neck, in which must be inserted transporting nozzle made in device for transportation of powder, and connecting part made in container neck and designed for abutment to opening/closing element to move opening/closing element to open holes to receive powder. According to invention at attachment of container for powder to a device for transportation of powder container neck is inserted into part for installation of container and a flange and displacing element are placed inside container neck.

EFFECT: technical result consists in development of powder container, which provides powder discharge from outside by insert transporting nozzle and which prevents spillage powder that occurred at extraction of transporting nozzle, and in development of an image forming device, which includes a container for powder.

30 cl, 66 dwg