Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cleaning device capable of preventing solidification of toner and image forming apparatus including the same
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Application No.: US17694430Application Date: 2022-03-14
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Publication No.: US11520274B2Publication Date: 2022-12-06
- Inventor: Ai Takagami , Yosuke Saito , Nobuyuki Hayashi , Masaki Kadota
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Stein IP, LLC
- Priority: JPJP2021-053187 20210326
- Main IPC: G03G21/00
- IPC: G03G21/00 ; G03G21/10

Abstract:
A cleaning device includes a housing, a cleaning blade, a toner conveyance path, a conveyance screw, and a first flicker. The conveyance screw includes a rotary shaft and a helical vane. The first flicker includes a first base portion and a plurality of first contact pieces and uses the first contact pieces to press the conveyance screw in a first direction away from a bottom part of the toner conveyance path. The first base portion includes a secured portion and a blade opposed portion. The first contact pieces are connected to an upper end part of the blade opposed portion. An elastic member is disposed between the cleaning blade and the blade opposed portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220308519A1 CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2022-09-29
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