JP7501305B2 - 現像剤収容器及び画像形成装置 - Google Patents
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38 スクリュ
51 誘導壁
Ct 枠体
Fma フィルム
h1 トナー排出口
Sb 傾斜面
T トナー
Claims (6)
- (a)現像剤を収容し、先端に現像剤を排出するための現像剤排出口が形成された枠体と、
(b)該枠体内において回転自在に配設され、回転に伴って現像剤を前記現像剤排出口に向けて軸方向に搬送する搬送スパイラルと、
(c)該搬送スパイラルに沿って配設され、現像剤を搬送スパイラルの軸方向に誘導する誘導壁と、
(d)前記搬送スパイラルの先端に取り付けられ、搬送スパイラルと共に回転し、現像剤を前記現像剤排出口に押し込む押込部材とを有するとともに、
(e)前記誘導壁の前記押込部材に対応する部分を切り欠くことによって、現像剤を現像剤排出口に案内する案内部が形成されることを特徴とする現像剤収容器。 - 前記誘導壁に形成された案内部は、現像剤排出口に向けて下方に傾斜させられた傾斜面である請求項1に記載の現像剤収容器。
- 前記枠体は、現像剤排出口が形成された先端が後端より高くなるように傾斜させて配設される請求項1又は2に記載の現像剤収容器。
- (a)前記枠体内における前記誘導壁に隣接させて、現像剤を貯蔵する現像剤貯蔵部が形成され、
(b)該現像剤貯蔵部に、前記誘導壁に向けて現像剤を搬送する貯蔵現像剤搬送部材が配設される請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の現像剤収容器。 - 前記貯蔵現像剤搬送部材は、前記搬送スパイラルと平行に延在させて回転自在に配設された軸部材、及び該軸部材に取り付けられ、軸部材と共に回転し、現像剤を誘導壁側に押し出す押出部材を備える請求項4に記載の現像剤収容器。
- 前記請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の現像剤収容器を備えた画像形成装置。
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