| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent deformation of a plate in a conveying device that collapses powder accumulated at a receiving port with the plate, and an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: A plate 70 is brought into contact with a spiral blade 45W at one side extending in a direction of rotation of a shaft 45S by the rotation of the shaft 45S, while being held into a piping 441. The plate 70 is sequentially brought into contact with apices of the spiral blade 45W at a portion indicated by a broken line in the figure. The plate 70 is separated from the piping 441 when its leading edge reaches a toner receiving port 44R by the rotation of the shaft 45S, and pops up with a portion indicated by the broken line in the figure of the plate 70 brought into contact with the spiral blade 45W, as a fulcrum. Thus, the distance between the fulcrum and a point of action at which the plate 70 is brought into contact with a toner T is made shorter compared to the case where an attachment part 451H is a fulcrum, and thereby the plate 70 can be provided with a stronger repulsive force to hit the toner T. |
