Electrode configuration for carrying developer in a developer carrying device and image forming device
US8346136B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0651
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a developer carrying device, including a first carrying body having a first electrode group configured to form a traveling electric field while being applied a voltage sequentially and to circulate charged developer through a facing portion with respect to a developer supply target; and a second carrying body having a second electrode group configured to form a traveling electric field while being applied a voltage sequentially and to circulate the developer through a facing part with respect to the first electrode group so that the developer being carried is supplied to the first carrying body.
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