- Patent Title: Developing device and image forming apparatus provided therewith
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Application No.: US17764694Application Date: 2021-01-13
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Publication No.: US11599038B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Nobuhiro Maezawa
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Lex IP Meister, PLLC
- Priority: JPJP2020-009580 20200124
- International Application: PCT/JP2021/000784 WO 20210113
- International Announcement: WO2021/149547 WO 20210729
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
A developing device capable of stably collecting untransferred toner collected from the photoconductor drum to the developing roller to the feed roller and suppressing occurrence of development ghosts, and an image forming apparatus including the same are provided. A developing device has a developing roller facing a photoconductor drum, a feed roller, and a restriction blade. The feed roller forms a feed nip part with the developing roller by contacting with the circumferential surface of the developing roller, and collects toner from the developing roller while feeding the toner to the developing roller. The Asker-C hardness of the developing roller is in the range of 50 to 80, both inclusive, the width of the feed nip part is in the range of 0.2 to 1.5 mm, both inclusive, and a compressive load to be applied to the feed roller is in the range of 0.2 to 1.5N, both inclusive.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220365461A1 DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED THEREWITH Public/Granted day:2022-11-17
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