Particle supply apparatus and imaging apparatus having a gas...

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2007-02-28

2009-02-10

Beatty, Robert (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Image formation

Development

C399S262000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07489892

ABSTRACT:
A particle supply apparatus is disclosed that includes a particle accommodating unit that accommodates particles, a gas spouting unit that is arranged at a bottom portion of the particle accommodating unit and is configured to spout gas toward the particles, a conveying mechanism that applies suction to the particles accommodated in the particle accommodating unit and conveys the particles toward a supply destination, and a gas discharge unit that discharges gas contained within the particle accommodating unit toward an exterior side of the particle accommodating unit.

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