Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Powder transport apparatus
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Application No.: US16897369Application Date: 2020-06-10
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Publication No.: US10996588B1Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Masanori Kato , Shinichi Kuramoto , Yoshifumi Ozaki , Tomoyuki Yoshii , Yoshitaka Nakajima , Norihiro Tamazawa , Shigemi Murata , Takashi Ochi
- Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JPJP2019-224001 20191211
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
A powder transport apparatus includes a first transport path disposed in the first transport path, a second transport path connected to the first transport path through a first connection port and a junction port, a third transport path connected to the second transport path through a second connection port, a second transport member that is disposed in the second transport path and includes a first shaft provided with a first spiral blade that transports powder toward the first connection port, a second spiral blade that is provided in a portion of the first shaft between the first connection port and the junction port and that has a transport force smaller than a transport force of the first spiral blade in the one direction, and a third transport member disposed in the third transport path. The third transport member transports the powder toward the second connection port.
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