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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Syouichi Fujita, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0891 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0827 (2013.01);
Abstract
A toner conveying member is a member with a shaft and a screw around a longitudinal non-end portion (i.e., a central portion) of the shaft integrally molded with resin, and also includes a metal pipe. The metal pipe includes a surrounding portion provided around an end portion of the shaft where the screw is not provided, and a buried portion buried in at least a portion of the screw and extended from the surrounding portion.