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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
May. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Takeshi Okuda, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0889 (2013.01); G03G 15/0865 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0132 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0802 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0819 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0827 (2013.01);
Abstract
A toner storage device includes a toner storage case that stores toner, and a stirring paddle rotatably supported in the toner storage case and includes at least one stirring blade that stirs the toner stored in the toner storage case, and a rotating shaft that rotates the at least one stirring blade, wherein the toner storage case includes a first supporting portion that rotatably supports an end of the rotating shaft of the stirring paddle, a second supporting portion that rotatably supports an other end of the rotating shaft, and a tapered portion that is tapered toward the first supporting portion.