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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2012
Tamotsu Shimizu, Osaka, JP;
Takahisa Nakaue, Osaka, JP;
Teruhiko Nagashima, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Morita, Osaka, JP;
Eiji Nimura, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Yamagishi, Osaka, JP;
Koji Kuramashi, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Hayashi, Osaka, JP;
Ikuo Makie, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Tamaki, Osaka, JP;
Tamotsu Shimizu, Osaka, JP;
Takahisa Nakaue, Osaka, JP;
Teruhiko Nagashima, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Morita, Osaka, JP;
Eiji Nimura, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Yamagishi, Osaka, JP;
Koji Kuramashi, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Hayashi, Osaka, JP;
Ikuo Makie, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Tamaki, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A developer case has a main body, a cylindrical portion, and a rotating unit. The main body has a bottom wall. The cylindrical portion has a discharge port. The rotating unit is located so as to extend across the main body and the cylindrical portion, transports developer in the main body, and has a rotating shaft, a first transport member, a second transport member, and dispersing members. The rotating shaft has a first portion located in the main body and a second portion located in the cylindrical portion. The first transport member transports developer in a first transport direction from the cylindrical portion to the main body. The second transport member transports developer in a second transport direction from the main body to the cylindrical portion. The dispersing members move developer in the radial direction.