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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2008
Soichiro Mase, Handa, JP;
Soichiro Mase, Handa, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A cartridge, an auger, and an image forming apparatus are provided. The cartridge includes a housing including supporting members and a conveying member, at least a portion of the conveying member rotating in an eccentric manner, the conveying member including a main body portion; a pair of supported portions provided at both ends of the main body portion and rotatably supported by the supporting members; and a spiral blade portion that conveys developer. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming apparatus main body including the cartridge. The auger includes a cylindrical main body comprising a spiral blade portion that conveys developer and shaft portions having rotational centers that coincide with each other, one of the shaft portions provided at each end of the main body, a center of gravity of the main body being displaced from the rotational centers of the shaft portions.