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Developing device for image forming apparatus

US5864733A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Filing dateOct 25, 1996
Grant dateJan 26, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 25, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/0609
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image forming apparatus including a photoconductive drum, a charger which charges the photoconductive drum, an exposing device which irradiates light to the charged photoconductive drum for forming an electrostatic latent image on the photoconductive drum, a developing device which has two component developer which includes magnetic toner and magnetic carriers and a transfer charger to transfer the developed image to a sheet of paper. The bias voltages of the charger, the developing device and the transfer charger are applied from a common high voltage power source. A developing starting voltage of the developing device is higher than a residual voltage of the photoconductive drum.

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