Patent ID: 9557685
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. A nozzle receiver for use in a powder container used in an image forming apparatus, the nozzle receiver comprising: a nozzle receiving opening, in which a conveying nozzle for conveying powder supplied from the powder container is inserted in the image forming apparatus; a shutter to open and to close the nozzle receiving opening, the shutter including a moving direction; and a support to support the shutter, wherein the shutter includes a sealing portion to seal the nozzle receiving opening, the sealing portion having an outer surface which is perpendicular to the moving direction of the shutter, the support includes an end surface portion perpendicular to the moving direction of the shutter, an area of the end surface portion of the support is smaller than an area of the outer surface of the shutter, and a relation of 1<L1/L2≦2 is satisfied, where L1 is a distance between the end surface portion and a rear end surface, which faces to the end surface portion, of the sealing portion when the shutter is at a closing position to close the nozzle receiving opening, and L2 is a distance between the end surface portion and the rear end surface of the sealing portion when the shutter is at an opening position to open the nozzle receiving opening.