Patent ID: 11868065
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A toner conveying device comprising:
a conveying screw configured to rotate and convey toner,
the conveying screw including:
a shaft portion; and
a screw portion spirally wound around the shaft portion; and

a swinging member having a comb shape, the swinging member configured to swing between the shaft portion and the screw portion with rotation of the conveying screw,
the swinging member including:
a plurality of overhanging portions arranged side by side at intervals in an axial direction of the conveying screw; and
a plurality of tip portions, each tip portion of the plurality of tip portions being bent at an angle from a free end side of a corresponding one of the plurality of overhanging portions in a direction away from the shaft portion,

wherein each tip portion of the plurality of tip portions includes side edges on an upstream side and downstream side in the toner conveying direction, a width of the side edges gradually increasing least from a portion contacting the screw portion toward a free end side of each of the plurality of tip portions.