Image forming apparatus
US-2020117119-A1 · Apr 16, 2020 · US
Developing device including a conveyor with a space between blades and image forming apparatus including same
US11163246B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11163246-B2 |
| Application number | US-202017016389-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | Sep 25, 2019 |
| Publication date | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2021 |
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A developing device includes a developer bearer and a stirring conveyor. The stirring conveyor includes a first conveying chamber including a conveying member and a second conveying chamber to receive the developer from an end of the first conveying chamber. The conveying member includes a forward winding blade, a reverse winding blade, and a shaft portion on which the forward winding blade and the reverse winding blade are mounted with a space therebetween. A circumferential phase of the conveying member at a start position of the reverse winding blade is different from a circumferential phase of the conveying member at an end position of the forward winding blade. The conveying member is disposed in the first conveying chamber so that the space is opposite a portion at which the second conveying chamber receives the developer from the end of the first conveying chamber.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A developing device, comprising: a developer bearer; and a stirring conveyor configured to convey and stir a developer to be supplied to the developer bearer, the stirring conveyor including: a first conveying chamber including a conveying member; and a second conveying chamber configured to receive the developer from an end of the first conveying chamber, and the conveying member including: a first forward winding blade and a second forward winding blade, both forward winding blades configured to convey the developer in a first direction toward the end of the first conveying chamber; and a first reverse winding blade and a second reverse winding blade, both of the reverse winding blades configured to convey the developer in a second direction opposite the first direction; and a shaft portion on which the first forward winding blade, the second forward winding blade, the first reverse winding blade, and the second reverse winding blade are mounted with a first space between the first forward winding blade and the first reverse winding blade, and a second space between second forward winding blade and the second reverse blade, and wherein a circumferential phase of the conveying member at a start position of the first reverse winding blade is different from a circumferential phase of the conveying member at an end position of the first forward winding blade, wherein the conveying member is disposed in the first conveying chamber so that the first space is opposite a portion at which the second conveying chamber receives the developer from the end of the first conveying chamber. 2. The developing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circumferential phase of the conveying member at the start position of the first reverse winding blade is shifted downstream in a direction of rotation of the conveying member from the circumferential phase of the conveying member at the end position. 3. The developing device according to claim 1 , wherein a pitch of the first reverse winding blade is smaller than a pitch of the first forward winding blade. 4. An image forming apparatus comprising the developing device according to claim 1 . 5. The developing device according to claim 1 , wherein a circumferential phase of the conveying member at a start position of the second reverse winding blade is different from a circumferential phase of the conveying member at an end position of the second forward winding blade.
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for agitation or stirring · CPC title
with varying pitch on one shaft · CPC title
- G03G15/0893Primary
in a closed loop within the sump of the developing device · CPC title
Circulation of developer in a closed loop within the sump of the developing device · CPC title
- G03G15/0891Primary
for conveying or circulating developer, e.g. augers · CPC title
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- What does patent US11163246B2 cover?
- A developing device includes a developer bearer and a stirring conveyor. The stirring conveyor includes a first conveying chamber including a conveying member and a second conveying chamber to receive the developer from an end of the first conveying chamber. The conveying member includes a forward winding blade, a reverse winding blade, and a shaft portion on which the forward winding blade and…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ohhira Tatsuya, Yamazaki Koichi, Oshikawa Yuki, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/0893. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Nov 02 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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