Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cleaning device and image forming apparatus including the same
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Application No.: US17690746Application Date: 2022-03-09
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Publication No.: US11693338B2Publication Date: 2023-07-04
- Inventor: Masaki Kadota , Yosuke Saito , Ai Takagami , Nobuyuki Hayashi
- 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: JP 21053188 2021.03.26
- Main IPC: G03G15/10
- IPC: G03G15/10 ; G03G21/10 ; G03G15/08 ; G03G21/00

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 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. A reinforcement member is stacked on the blade opposed portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220308501A1 CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2022-09-29
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