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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Yosuke Saito, Osaka, JP;
Ai Takagami, Osaka, JP;
Nobuyuki Hayashi, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Kadota, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/0011 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cleaning device includes a housing, a cleaning blade, a toner conveyance path, a conveyance screw, a first flicker, and a second flicker. The conveyance screw includes a rotary shaft and a helical vane. The first flicker includes a first base portion and a plurality of first contact pieces. The second flicker includes a second base portion and a plurality of second contact pieces. An inclination angle θ1 has a value between an inclination angle θ2 and an inclination angle θ3.