Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Powder conveying device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 粉末输送装置,处理盒和成像装置
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Application No.: US14703242Application Date: 2015-05-04
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Publication No.: US09405227B2Publication Date: 2016-08-02
- Inventor: Hiroshi Mizusawa , Kuniyori Takano , Takuya Sekine , Kohsuke Yamamoto
- Applicant: Hiroshi Mizusawa , Kuniyori Takano , Takuya Sekine , Kohsuke Yamamoto
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2014-109254 20140527
- Main IPC: G03G21/00
- IPC: G03G21/00 ; G03G15/08 ; G03G21/10

Abstract:
A powder conveying device, including: a powder conveying path including a curved portion; and a conveying screw, wherein the conveying screw is disposed in the powder conveying path, and includes: a rotation axis portion having flexibility; and a blade portion, where the blade portion is helically formed on an outer periphery of the rotation axis portion, and is configured to convey a powder, wherein the conveying screw includes a conveying screw curved portion located in the curved portion of the powder conveying path, and wherein at least a surface of the blade portion of the conveying screw curved portion includes a slipping layer containing a silicon-containing compound.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150346638A1 POWDER CONVEYING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2015-12-03
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