CONTAINER FOR POWDER, DEVICE FOR POWDER SUPPLY AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE FORMATION Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC G03G15/08 

FIELD: printing industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the powder container for housing the developer, that is the powder and intended for using in the image forming apparatus such as the printer, the fax machine, the copying machine or the multifunction machine, endowed with the plurality of functions, as well as the powder supply device and the image forming apparatus, including the powder container. The claimed group of inventions includes the powder container, the powder supply device, and the image forming apparatus. The powder container is adapted to receive the powder for using in the image forming apparatus, and is elongated in the longitudinal direction. The powder container comprises: the first end in its longitudinal direction, the second end opposite the first end in the longitudinal direction and including the opening, the nozzle receipt opening through which the transport nozzle is inserted, included in the image forming apparatus and having the inlet for the powder receipt, the lifting section, that lifts the toner up inside the powder container and the gear wheel, provided in the section between the opening and the lifting section in the longitudinal direction. The powder container is connected with the powder receipt inlet in the position along the longitudinal direction, that is outside the inner part of the powder container gear. The inner diameter of the powder container, where the gear wheel is provided, is smaller than the inner diameter of the powder container in the center of the powder container, that is located between the second and the first end and the indicated lifting section is located in the position of the powder container, so that the powder from the lifting section is transferred to the powder receipt inlet, when the transport nozzle is in the nozzle receipt opening.

EFFECT: provision of the container for powder, having such design, that provides the stable discharge and transport of the powder, contained in the container by providing the powder with the reliable discharge ability outside the container along with preventing the powder from spilling and emitting from the container, providing the powder supply device and the image forming apparatus.

18 cl, 26 dwg