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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
May. 23, 2023
Kazuhiro Shimada, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiichi Kogure, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Kikuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Ishizuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Goto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuuki Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Shimada, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiichi Kogure, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Kikuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Ishizuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Goto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuuki Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A powder conveying device includes a drop conveyance passage, an intersecting conveyance passage, a conveying screw, and a floating member. Powder entering from an inflow port drops in the drop conveyance passage. The intersecting conveyance passage communicates with a lower end of the drop conveyance passage and extends in an intersecting direction that intersects the drop conveyance passage. The conveying screw is disposed in the intersecting conveyance passage and rotates in a specified direction to convey the powder in the intersecting direction. The floating member is movably installed in the drop conveyance passage and floats in the drop conveyance passage to move by contact with the conveying screw. The inflow port and the floating member interfere with each other to prevent the floating member from coming out of the inflow port of the drop conveyance passage.