Developing device for an image forming apparatus
US5610693A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0822
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus, a developing device of the type developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrier by using single-component type toner has a regulating member for regulating the amount of the toner fed thereto, a first conveying member for conveying the toner regulated by the regulating member and deposited thereon, and a second conveying member for conveying the toner transferred from the first conveying member thereto to the image carrier. The first and second conveying members are each movable at a particular speed in a particular direction. The device is free from problems attributable to oppositely charged toner particles despite the use of the single-component type toner and, in addition, insures attractive images.
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