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Development magnet roller, development device, process cartridge and image forming apparatus

US7352983B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 2004
Grant dateApr 1, 2008
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Expiry dateApr 6, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/0634
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A development magnet roller for use in a development roller of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus is provided. The development magnet roller has a development pole to form a magnetic field causing a developer born on a surface of the development roller including the development magnet roller to rise in a form of a series of ears in a development area of the image forming apparatus where the development roller opposes an image bearing member, and in a magnetic flux density distribution in a normal line direction of the development pole, a peak magnetic flux density is 120 mT or greater, a zero gauss region width is 70° or greater, and a half-value region width is 40° or smaller.

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