Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Toner cartridge and image forming apparatus using the same
- Patent Title (中): 墨粉盒和使用其的成像设备
-
Application No.: US12834966Application Date: 2010-07-13
-
Publication No.: US08175500B2Publication Date: 2012-05-08
- Inventor: Takeshi Okuda
- Applicant: Takeshi Okuda
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Priority: JP2009-177859 20090730
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
A toner cartridge includes: a toner storing portion for storing toner; a toner discharging portion having a toner discharge port; and a screw auger having a rotary shaft and a helical blade for conveying the toner in the toner storing portion to the toner discharging portion. The helical blade includes a first helical blade portion located over the toner discharge port and a second helical blade portion located in the toner storing portion. The first toner thrust face of the first helical blade portion, located on the downstream side with respect to the toner conveying direction is formed at a first inclination angle to the axial direction of the rotary shaft. The second toner thrust face of the second helical blade portion, located on the downstream side with respect to the toner conveying direction is formed at a second inclination angle to the axial direction of the rotary shaft. The first inclination angle is formed to be smaller than the second inclination angle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110026975A1 TONER CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2011-02-03
Information query