- Patent Title: Toner cartridge, image forming unit, and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US15213638Application Date: 2016-07-19
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Publication No.: US09625857B2Publication Date: 2017-04-18
- Inventor: Takeshi Okuda
- Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Sakai
- Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Sakai
- Agency: Keating & Bennett, LLP
- Priority: JP2014-085441 20140417
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
Provided is a toner cartridge comprising: a toner storage case configured to store toner; and an auger screw rotatably supported in the toner storage case and configured to convey the toner stored in the toner storage case, wherein the toner storage case comprises: a first supporting portion that rotatably supports a downstream end along a toner conveyance direction of the auger screw; a second supporting portion that rotatably supports an upstream end along the toner conveyance direction of the auger screw; a discharge port provided at a downstream side along the toner conveyance direction and below the first supporting portion so as to discharge therefrom the toner conveyed by the auger screw; and an inclined portion that is provided above the discharge port and inclines by a predetermined angle from a plane perpendicular to a rotating shaft of the auger screw toward an upstream side along the toner conveyance direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170023882A1 TONER CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2017-01-26
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