Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US17143266Application Date: 2021-01-07
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Publication No.: US11112726B2Publication Date: 2021-09-07
- Inventor: Tomohisa Soda
- 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: Lex IP Meister, PLLC
- Priority: JPJP2020-005986 20200117
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
Toner replenishment units include an upper toner container, a lower toner container, a first vertical conveyance pipe, a second vertical conveyance pipe, a third vertical conveyance pipe, a first horizontal conveyance pipe, a second horizontal conveyance pipe, and a confluence section. A first conveyance screw is included in the horizontal conveyance pipe and a second conveyance screw is included in the second horizontal conveyance pipe. A first inter-axis distance between a first horizontal rotation axis of the first conveyance screw and a third vertical pipe axis of the third vertical conveyance pipe, and a second inter-axis distance between a second horizontal rotation axis of the second conveyance screw and the third vertical pipe axis are set to take a different value.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210223716A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2021-07-22
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