Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Developing device including a capturing member and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US15437668Application Date: 2017-02-21
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Publication No.: US10007210B2Publication Date: 2018-06-26
- Inventor: Taichiro Okuno , Takuji Matsumoto , Kaoru Watanabe , Kazuya Nishimura
- Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JP2016-184020 20160921
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08 ; G03G15/09 ; G03G21/00 ; G03G21/10 ; G03G21/20

Abstract:
A developing device includes a developer accommodating container, a developer carrier, an exhaust path, a capturing member, and a closing member. The developer accommodating container accommodates a developer. The developer carrier is disposed in an opening of the developer accommodating container to be rotated while facing an image carrier, and carries the developer. The exhaust path exhausts an air in the developer accommodating container to an outside. The capturing member captures a toner in the exhausted air passing through the exhaust path. The closing member includes a base end portion and a tip end portion. The base end portion is held by the developer accommodating container. The tip end portion is sandwiched between the developer accommodating container and the developer carried on the developer carrier, downstream of the opening in a rotation direction of the developer carrier. The closing member closes a gap.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180081299A1 DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2018-03-22
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