Image forming device having a developing material case with a moving vibrating region
US8064806B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0651
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided an image forming device, including an image holding unit configured to hold an image formed by developing material, a developing material case configured to accommodate the developing material and to have a supplying opening facing the image holding unit, a carrying unit having a plurality of carrying electrodes, the carrying unit being configured to carry the developing material accommodated in the developing material case toward the image holding unit by generating a traveling electric field through the plurality of carrying electrodes, at least one vibrator that vibrates the carrying unit, and a vibrating region moving unit configured to move a vibrating region vibrated by the at least one vibrator along the carrying unit in accordance with an amount of the developing material in the developing material case.
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