- 专利标题: DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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申请号: US15968014申请日: 2018-05-01
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公开(公告)号: US20180364620A1公开(公告)日: 2018-12-20
- 发明人: Tomohiro Kubota , Naoki Nakatake , Minoru Toyoda , Kazuki Matsumoto , Kenji Nakamura
- 申请人: Tomohiro Kubota , Naoki Nakatake , Minoru Toyoda , Kazuki Matsumoto , Kenji Nakamura
- 申请人地址: JP Tokyo
- 专利权人: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- 当前专利权人: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- 当前专利权人地址: JP Tokyo
- 优先权: JP2017-117573 20170615
- 主分类号: G03G15/08
- IPC分类号: G03G15/08
摘要:
A developing device is provided which includes: a developing roller in contact with or facing an image hearer; a supply roller to supply toner to the developing roller; a casing; a first conveyer disposed within the casing and above the supply roller to supply toner stored in the developing device to the supply roller, while forming a first conveyance path; a second conveyer disposed within the casing with an upper end thereof positioned below that of the first conveyer, while forming a second conveyance path forming a toner circulation path together with the first conveyance path; a partition wall separating the first conveyance path and the second conveyance path in a longitudinal direction within a range excluding both longitudinal end portions; and a toner supply port, at a ceiling of the casing above the second conveyance path, through which toner is supplied to an inside of the developing device.