Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Developing device and image forming apparatus including same
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Application No.: US15227540Application Date: 2016-08-03
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Publication No.: US09639024B2Publication Date: 2017-05-02
- Inventor: Yasuhiro Tauchi , Yukari Ota , Shinji Otani , Takashi Somete , Yoshimi Shimizu
- 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: Stein IP, LLC
- Priority: JP2015-180491 20150914
- Main IPC: G03G15/09
- IPC: G03G15/09 ; G03G15/08

Abstract:
A developing device of the present disclosure includes a developing roller, a toner supplying roller, a regulation blade, a casing, a toner receiver support member, a toner receiver member, and a vibration generator. The toner receiver support member is disposed inside the casing so as to face the developing roller or the toner supplying roller between the regulation blade and an image carrier. The toner receiver member is disposed along a longitudinal direction of the toner receiver support member, and has a toner receiving surface that receives toner falling from the developing roller. The vibration generator vibrates the toner receiver member. At each end part of the toner receiving surface in its longitudinal direction, there is formed a thin-walled portion that is thinner in thickness than other parts of the toner receiving surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170075254A1 DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME Public/Granted day:2017-03-16
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