Developing apparatus having a cutting surface at an end portion and process cartridge
US9116467B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0812
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A developing apparatus used in an image forming apparatus, including: a developer carrying member configured to carry a developer; and a control member configured to control the amount of a developer carried on the developer carrying member, wherein the control member is manufactured by cutting a supporting member covered with a covering member in a cutting direction intersecting a surface of the supporting member so as to be a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction thereof, and the covering member provided on the upstream side of the control member in the cutting direction comes into contact with the developer carrying member.
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