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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2020
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Iketani, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A toner conveyance device includes a housing and a conveyance member. The conveyance member includes a conveyance shaft and a conveyance blade. The conveyance blade includes a first blade part, a second blade part and a third blade part. The first blade part is formed along a predetermined spiral direction. The second blade part is connected to the first blade part on a downstream side of the first blade part in a conveyance direction and extends along the conveyance direction. The third blade part is connected to the second blade part on a downstream side of the second blade part in the conveyance direction and formed along a spiral direction opposite to the spiral direction of the first blade part. A boundary between the first blade part and the second blade part is contained within a range of a toner discharge port in the conveyance direction.