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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2018
Yuki Oshikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuki Oshikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A conveying device, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes a conveying body, a conveyance passage, and an inlet portion. The conveying body has an elastic material and is configured to convey one of toner and developer. The conveyance passage includes the conveying body therein. The one of toner and developer is conveyed to the conveyance passage in a conveying direction as the conveying body rotates. The inlet portion is formed at an upstream side of the conveyance passage and is configured to pass the one of toner and developer therethrough into the conveyance passage. The conveying body has an exposed portion exposed through the inlet portion being exposed inside the conveyance passage. A portion of the exposed portion of the conveying body includes a high rigidity portion having rigidity greater than rigidity of a non high rigidity portion of the conveying body.