Developer regulating member, developing device, electrophotographic image forming process cartridge, and image forming apparatus including the developer regulating member
US7043182B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/06
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A developing device includes a developer carrier and a developer regulating member including a developer regulating part opposing a surface of the developer carrier to regulate the developer carried and conveyed by the developer carrier. The developer regulating member is formed from a single metallic member and includes a space that faces an inner surface of the metallic member. The space extends in a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the surface of the developer carrier. The developing device can include a cooling device that cools the developer regulating member from an inner surface side of the metallic member facing the space.
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