Imaging apparatus having particle supply and collection apparatus arranged outside imaging apparatus

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 suctio...

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Main Authors Sano, Hiroshi, Amano, Hirosato, Chiba, Keizo, Noji, Tetsuo, Tateishi, Hiroshi, Sudo, Kazuhisa, Itoh, Fumihito
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.08.2010
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Summary: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.