Sensor cleaning device and image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11822281B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-21

    申请号:US17948235

    申请日:2022-09-20

    IPC分类号: G03G21/00 G03G15/00

    摘要: A sensor cleaning device includes: a cleaning member including an inclined portion that wipes and cleans an entire surface of a sensor, which includes a long side portion extending in a longitudinal direction and a short side portion extending in a lateral direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction, while moving relative to the surface of the sensor in the longitudinal direction of the surface of the sensor and is disposed obliquely to a wiping direction so that an upstream end portion of the inclined portion in the wiping direction is positioned outside the surface of the sensor in the lateral direction; and a moving mechanism that moves the cleaning member in the wiping direction and in a direction opposite to the wiping direction.

    Toner container and image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11852993B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-26

    申请号:US17984329

    申请日:2022-11-10

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0898 G03G15/0887

    摘要: A toner container includes: a container that accommodates toner and transports, by rotating, the toner to an opening disposed at a first end portion in a direction of a rotation axis; a support portion that covers a periphery of the container near the first end portion, and supports the container to be rotatable in a circumferential direction, the support portion being attached to an image forming apparatus body and having a sealant interposed between the support portion and the container; and a fixing portion that fixes the container and the support portion to each other while the sealant is compressed when the support portion is rotated relative to the container in a first circumferential direction.

    Developing device and image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11841637B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-12

    申请号:US17984205

    申请日:2022-11-09

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0812 G03G15/0817

    摘要: A developing device includes: a storage part in which a developer is stored; a transport body that includes a spiral blade and transports the developer via a rotation thereof; a developing body to which the developer is supplied from the transport body; an attachment part which is disposed between the transport body and the developing body and includes an opening allowing the developer supplied from the transport body to the developing body to pass and to which a sealing member sealing the opening is detachably attached; and a connection portion which extends to cross the opening at a spiral angle of the blade as viewed from the developing body toward the transport body and of which one end portion and the other end portion are connected to the attachment part.