Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotator, developer container, developing device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US17078718Application Date: 2020-10-23
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Publication No.: US11281123B2Publication Date: 2022-03-22
- Inventor: Hiroaki Nieda
- Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Xsensus LLP
- Priority: JPJP2019-210203 20191121,JPJP2020-174499 20201016
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
A rotator includes a rotation shaft, a first radial flap, a second radial flap, and a holder. The first radial flap extends from the rotation shaft in a first radial direction, and the second radial flap extends from the rotation shaft in a second radial direction. The holder holds the first radial flap and the second radial flap and includes a support face and a hole. The support face faces toward a rotation direction of the rotator and is configured to fix the first radial flap by thermal caulking. The hole is configured to insert a part of the second radial flap to hold the second radial flap.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210157254A1 ROTATOR, DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2021-05-27
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