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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Masaki Kadota, Osaka, JP;
Yosuke Saito, Osaka, JP;
Ai Takagami, Osaka, JP;
Nobuyuki Hayashi, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/10 (2006.01); G03G 21/10 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/105 (2013.01); G03G 21/105 (2013.01); G03G 15/0891 (2013.01); G03G 21/0011 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cleaning device includes a housing, a cleaning blade, a toner conveyance path, a conveyance screw, and a first flicker. The conveyance screw includes a rotary shaft and a helical vane. The first flicker includes a first base portion and first contact pieces and uses the first contact pieces to press the conveyance screw in a first direction away from a bottom part of the toner conveyance path. The first base portion includes a secured portion and a blade opposed portion. A reinforcement member is stacked on the blade opposed portion.