Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Development device and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 显影装置和图像形成装置
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Application No.: US14501886Application Date: 2014-09-30
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Publication No.: US09235163B2Publication Date: 2016-01-12
- Inventor: Minoru Wada , Takefumi Yotsutsuji
- 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: Studebaker & Brackett PC
- Priority: JP2013-212580 20131010
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08 ; G03G15/09

Abstract:
A development device includes a development case, a first agitating/conveying member and a second agitating/conveying member. The first agitating/conveying member is arranged below the second agitating/conveying member to convey the developer in a first direction. The second agitating/conveying member conveys the developer in a second direction as an opposite direction to the first direction to supply the developer to the developer carrier. The development case includes a first conveyance chamber, a second conveyance chamber, a first communicating portion communicating end parts of the first conveyance chamber and second conveyance chamber in the first direction, and a second communicating portion communicating end parts of the first conveyance chamber and second conveyance chamber in the second direction. The developer carrier has a first ferromagnetic area having magnetic force stronger than another area of the developer carrier, in which the first ferromagnetic area corresponds to the first communicating portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150104216A1 DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2015-04-16
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