Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Developer conveyor having three blades
A developer conveyor includes a shaft; a first blade helically wound around the shaft in a first direction, a second blade disposed away from an end of the first blade with a gap in a longitudinal axial direction of the developer conveyor and helically wound around the shaft in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a third blade helically wound around the shaft in the first direction at least at a position where the gap is formed.
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
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Hideo Koichi Tatsuya Takahiro
Yoshizawa Yamazaki Ohhira Adachi