Patent ID: 11868064
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A toner conveying device comprising:
a toner conveying section including:
a bent portion bending in a predetermined direction; and
an outlet port to discharge toner; and

a toner conveyor being bendable and driven by a driver including a driving motor to rotate to convey toner,
the toner conveyor disposed in the toner conveying section such that a first end of the toner conveyor is coupled to the driver and a second end of the toner conveyor is a free end,
the toner conveyor including a reverse-flow conveying portion, between the outlet port and the free end, to convey the toner from the second end to the first end, and
a clearance between the reverse-flow conveying portion and an inner surface of the toner conveying section is set to from 0.2 mm to 0.6 mm.