Patent ID: 7636537

Claim:
A powder supplying device which supplies powder to a powder receiving device, comprising: a powder container unit containing powder therein; a gas blowing part arranged in the powder container unit to blow gas to the inside of the powder container unit; a suction tube having a suction opening and attracting powder contained in the powder container unit from the suction opening, the suction tube being different from the gas blowing part; and a powder transporting unit transporting powder attracted by the suction tube, to the powder receiving device wherein the gas blowing part is arranged to entirely cover a bottom surface of the powder container unit, the suction tube is arranged internal to the powder container unit and entering the powder container unit from a top thereof, the suction tube being closer to a side wall of the powder container unit than a center of the powder container unit, and the suction tube located in a vicinity of the sidewall of the powder container unit.