| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus, a subunit, a developer conveyance apparatus, a development apparatus and a powder conveyance apparatus which can convey a developer or powder satisfactorily. <P>SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus 10 comprises an auger 42 for conveying the waste developer removed by a cleaning blade 31 from the surface of a photoreceptor 24. The auger 42 comprises a conveyance blade 44 for conveying the waste developer by rotation, and a support shaft 46 for slidably supporting the conveyance blade 44. The end of the conveyance blade 44 is provided a projecting part 45 and the projecting part 45 is inserted into a groove formed in a circumferential direction of the support shaft 46. The conveyance blade 44 is formed of an elastic material and is elongatable and contractable in a longitudinal direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |
