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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2019
Applicants:
Yasuhide Ohkubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Kuniyori Takano, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuhide Ohkubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Kuniyori Takano, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0891 (2013.01); G03G 15/0886 (2013.01); G03G 15/0889 (2013.01); G03G 21/1814 (2013.01); G03G 2221/183 (2013.01);
Abstract
A toner conveyance device includes a conveying screw including a screw portion helically wound around an axis of rotation of the conveying screw in an axial direction of the conveying screw and a wall having an opening. The wall surrounds the conveying screw with a clearance relative to the conveying screw in a radial direction of the conveying screw. The toner conveyance device further includes a film attached to the wall at a predetermined distance away from an edge of the opening in the axial direction of the conveying screw.