Developing method and apparatus
US4610531A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 1984 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0907
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of development including the steps of forming a thin layer of developer on a surface of a developer carrying member; opposing the surface of the developer carrying member to a latent image bearing member bearing a latent image to be developed with a clearance therebetween which is larger than the thickness of the thin developer layer at a developing position; and intermittently forming an alternating electric field, as a developing bias, across the clearance.
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