POWDER AMOUNT DETECTION DEVICE, POWDER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

To provide a powder amount detection device that can detect the accurate amount of powder.SOLUTION: In a powder amount detection device that has a pair of measuring electrodes 65, 66 and detects the amount of powder in a powder container 32 based on the capacitance between the pair of measuring elec...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors KUBO TATSUYA, TAMAKI SHUNTARO, MATSUMOTO JUNICHI, OKAMOTO HIROAKI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published 22.02.2021
Subjects
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ELECTROGRAPHY
ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY
HOLOGRAPHY
MAGNETOGRAPHY
MEASURING
MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUIDLEVEL
METERING BY VOLUME
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
TESTING
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:To provide a powder amount detection device that can detect the accurate amount of powder.SOLUTION: In a powder amount detection device that has a pair of measuring electrodes 65, 66 and detects the amount of powder in a powder container 32 based on the capacitance between the pair of measuring electrodes, the powder container 32 has a cylindrical shape and is installed in a horizontal direction; the measuring electrodes 65, 66 are arranged above and below the powder container 32; one of the measuring electrodes 66 has a flat plate shape and the other 65 has a circular arc shape along the shape of the powder container.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4 【課題】正確な粉体量検知を行なうことができる粉体量検知装置を提供する。【解決手段】一対の測定電極６５、６６を有し、一対の測定電極間の静電容量に基づいて粉体容器３２内の粉体量を検知する粉体量検知装置において、粉体容器３２は円筒型で水平方向に設置されており、測定電極６５、６６は粉体容器３２の上下に配置され、測定電極の一方６６は平板形状で、他方６５は粉体容器の形状に沿った円弧形状である。【選択図】図４
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20190141155