Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Developing device, process unit, and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 显影装置,处理单元和成像装置
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Application No.: US13682984Application Date: 2012-11-21
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Publication No.: US08843005B2Publication Date: 2014-09-23
- Inventor: Tomofumi Yoshida , Shinichi Arasawa
- Applicant: Tomofumi Yoshida , Shinichi Arasawa
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: IPUSA, PLLC
- Priority: JP2011-262971 20111130; JP2012-004200 20120112
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
A developing device includes a developing chamber; a toner carrier disposed in the developing chamber; a toner supply part configured to supply toner to the toner carrier; a toner amount detecting part configured to change its rotational position according to the amount of toner near the toner supply part to detect the amount of toner remaining in the developing chamber; and a toner flow restricting part configured to block movement of the toner around the toner amount detecting part which is caused by a flow of the toner in the developing chamber generated by the rotation of the toner supply part and the toner carrier.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130136465A1 DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2013-05-30
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