Image forming apparatus having a scattered toner sucking port
US7340195B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/0005
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier with an electrostatic latent image formed thereon; a developing device for developing the electrostatic latent image into a toner image, a developer carrier arranged opposite to the image carrier, for allowing a magnetic field generation member arranged inside the developer carrier, for forming a magnetized area of the magnetic brush in a predetermined area in the axial direction of the developer carrier; and a scatter toner sucking port arranged at a position other than a position opposite to the magnetized area of the developer carrier.
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