Toner conveyance device and image forming apparatus incorporating same
US9367022B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/105
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A toner conveyance device includes a conveyance channel through which toner is transported, communicating with a conveyance origin and a destination container disposed inside an image forming apparatus, a conveyor disposed in the conveyance channel to rotate in the conveyance channel, a driving source to drive the conveyor; and a slide-assist sheet attached to an inner face of the conveyance channel positioned facing the conveyor.
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