Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Toner conveyance device, cleaning device and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US16847302Application Date: 2020-04-13
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Publication No.: US10915042B2Publication Date: 2021-02-09
- Inventor: Takeshi Iketani
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Studebaker & Brackett PC
- Priority: JP2019-085438 20190426
- Main IPC: G03G15/095
- IPC: G03G15/095 ; G03G15/08

Abstract:
A toner conveyance device includes a housing and a conveyance member. The conveyance member includes a conveyance shaft and a conveyance blade. The conveyance blade includes a first blade part, a second blade part and a third blade part. The first blade part is formed along a predetermined spiral direction. The second blade part is connected to the first blade part on a downstream side of the first blade part in a conveyance direction and extends along the conveyance direction. The third blade part is connected to the second blade part on a downstream side of the second blade part in the conveyance direction and formed along a spiral direction opposite to the spiral direction of the first blade part. A boundary between the first blade part and the second blade part is contained within a range of a toner discharge port in the conveyance direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200341406A1 TONER CONVEYANCE DEVICE, CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2020-10-29
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