Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a developing device that includes a developing roller that carries toner on the surface thereof and rotates and a regulating member that comes into pressure-contact with the developing roller to regulate layer thickness of the toner, is less likely to have concaves and convexes formed on the surface of the regulating member that contacts the developing roller, prevents a local decrease in layer thickness of the toner or passing of the toner, and forms a uniform toner layer, as well as an image forming apparatus including the developing device.SOLUTION: A rod-like member is provided, which brings a regulating member into pressure-contact with a developing roller; and the rod-like member is moved on the regulating member in the rotation direction of the developing roller or in the reverse direction.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a layer thickness of toner carried by a developing roller constant by stabilizing an abutting pressure between the developing roller and a regulating member.SOLUTION: There is provided a developing device which comprises, a developing tank for storing toner; a developing roller which carries the toner stored in the developing tank and supplies the toner to a photoreceptor drum; and a regulating member which comes into contact with the surface and regulates a layer thickness of the toner carried by the developing roller, wherein the regulating member is composed of a flexible sheet which is brought into contact with the surface of the developing roller and a sheet holding member for movably storing the flexible sheet, the flexible sheet is a rectangular elastic member, the sheet holding member has a recess and holds the flexible sheet in a U-shaped curve so that the two long sides of the flexible sheet are brought into contact with a side face and a bottom face of the recess, and the curved top part of the flexible sheet is brought into contact with the surface of the developing roller.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the size of a development device while keeping agitating performance of a developer even when the number of agitation members are set as two, which is the necessary minimum number.SOLUTION: In a developing tank 71, a development roller 70 that carries a developer to rotate, a supply roller 72 for supplying the development roller 70 with the developer while rotating, two agitation members 74,75 for agitating the developer in the developing tank 71 are provided. In an agitation area R surrounded by a plane P1 passing through the rotation axis of the development roller 70 and a plane P2 parallel to the plane P1 and passing through the rotation axis of the supply roller 72, the two agitation members 74,75 are disposed. The rotation direction of the supply roller 72 and the rotation direction of the agitation members 74,75 are the same.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a developing device configured to prevent deformation of a contact part of a toner layer regulation member, to achieve a stable contact pressure, while alleviating the stress on the toner, and to provide an image forming device using the developing device.SOLUTION: The developing device 1 includes a developing roller 3 for supplying toner to a photoreceptor 51, and a toner layer regulation member 9 for regulating the layer thickness of the toner carried on the surface of the developing roller 3. The toner layer thickness regulation member 9 includes a flexible sheet 7 in contact with the developing roller 3 and a sheet holding member 8 for holding the flexible sheet 7. The flexible sheet 7 is formed to be long along the axial direction of the developing roller 3. Plural flexible sheets 7 are arranged along a circumferential direction of the developing roller 3, each having one free end formed along the axial direction of the developing roller 3 and facing the developing roller 3, and the other fixed end, to be held by the sheet holding member 8. The sheet holding member 8 includes a recess for holding the flexible sheet 7 so as to be displaceable.