Developing device and image forming apparatus incorporating the same
US6907215B2 · kind B2 · utility
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18Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0838
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A carrier carries developer. A regulation member disposed at a lower portion of the carrier to control an amount of the developer carried by the carrier. A first container disposed below the carrier to contain the developer therein. A guiding path guides developer dropped by the regulation member from the carrier, to the first container.
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