| US 7,555,247 B2 | ||
| Toner conveying device, developing device, and image forming device having the same | ||
| Koji Suenami, Osaka (Japan); Hiroyuki Hamakawa, Osaka (Japan); Takaaki Kamei, Osaka (Japan); Asami Kotera, Osaka (Japan); Yoshihiro Yamagishi, Osaka (Japan); Eiji Nimura, Osaka (Japan); and Takahiko Murata, Osaka (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kyocera Mita Corporation, Osaka (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 24, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/277,362. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-089217 (JP), filed on Mar. 25, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0222408 A1, Oct. 05, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G03G 15/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 399—254 | 18 Claims |
| 1. A toner conveying device for conveying toner in one direction, comprising:
a container for containing toner;
a spiral member comprising a rotatable shaft provided within the container and a spiral shaped blade formed on an outer circumference
of the shaft, the spiral member being configured to rotate and to convey the toner in a longitudinal direction of the shaft;
and
a toner removing member including a twisted portion and a toner scraping portion, the toner scraping portion being arranged
to contact the rotatable shaft and the spiral shaped blade of the spiral member when the spiral member is rotated in order
to remove toner attached to the spiral member.
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