Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Powder conveying device and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 粉末输送装置和成像装置
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Application No.: US14115890Application Date: 2013-02-20
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Publication No.: US09073699B2Publication Date: 2015-07-07
- Inventor: Masayuki Yamada , Hidehisa Konishi
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agent Gerald E. Hespos; Michael J. Porco; Matthew T. Hespos
- Priority: JP2012-043755 20120229; JP2012-201077 20120913
- International Application: PCT/JP2013/000923 WO 20130220
- International Announcement: WO2013/128844 WO 20130906
- Main IPC: B65G33/00
- IPC: B65G33/00 ; B65G33/14 ; G03G15/01 ; G03G15/08

Abstract:
A powder conveying device includes a first conveying unit, a second conveying unit, a conveying member, a powder pulverizing member, and a protective member. The first conveying unit has a lower end. The second conveying unit has one end connected to the lower end. The conveying member is disposed in the second conveying unit and includes a shaft member and a protruding portion formed around the shaft member, and conveys the powder. The powder pulverizing member is disposed in the first conveying unit so as to be able to oscillate. The protective member is attached to the powder pulverizing member and makes contact with the protruding portion of the conveying member. A contact state between the protective member and the protruding portion changes according to a rotation angle of the conveying member, and the protective member and the powder pulverizing member oscillate due to changes in the contact state.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140076691A1 POWDER CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2014-03-20
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