Developing device for image forming apparatus and toner container therefor
US6141520A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0685
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A developing device includes a toner container with a toner outlet which is formed as an opening permitting toner drop due to gravity from the toner container into a developing chamber when the opening is faced downward due to rotation of the toner container. The toner container is provided with an inner peripheral portion that is that is adjoining to the edge of the opening and protrudes toward a center line of container rotation and is on the downstream side of the opening in the direction of rotation of the toner container.
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