Developer delivering device and image forming apparatus
US8036586B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0877
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The developer delivering device includes a first delivering path, a second delivering path, a helical delivering blade disposed in the second delivering path, and a developer breaking member disposed in a connecting portion of the first delivering path and the second delivering path. The developer breaking member includes a breaking portion disposed opposite to a side wall of the second delivering path in a developer delivering direction of the second delivering path, a contact portion that is in contact with the helical delivering blade and extended in the developer delivering direction between the breaking portion and a center of the rotation of the helical delivering blade, and a coupling portion. The breaking portion has a first breaking portion and a second breaking portion. The contact portion has a first contact portion and a second contact portion. The coupling portion couples the first contact portion to the second contact portion.
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