Patent ID: 9075342
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A developer conveying device, comprising: a housing with first and second walls; a developer conveyance path extending between the walls; and a conveying member rotatably supported on the walls and configured to convey developer from the first wall to the second wall, the conveying member including: a spiral member having opposite first and second ends spaced apart in a conveying direction of the developer and including plural spiral revolutions, a hollow interior being defined inward of the spiral member; a first shaft portion arranged at the first end of the spiral member and a second shaft portion arranged at the second end of the spiral member, the first and second shaft portions being rotatably supported respectively on the first and second walls and serving as a rotary shaft for rotation of the conveying member; and a breaking member extending across the hollow interior in a direction intersecting with the conveying direction the breaking member being a bar-like member having first and second ends, at least the first end of the breaking member being coupled to the spiral member, wherein the hollow interior is arranged between the first wall and the second wall and the conveying member has no shaft in the hollow interior.