Developer agitating member
US6834175B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0819
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The developer agitating member has a shaft portion, a spiral rib and an inclined rib protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion and provided in the spiral rib in the axial direction of the shaft portion. As a result, in a developing apparatus, a process cartridge and an image forming apparatus, the developer agitating member can efficiently agitate and convey a developer.
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