Login| Sign Up| Help| Contact|

Patent Searching and Data


Title:
DEVELOPING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2014115519
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a developing apparatus for reliably preventing scattering of suspended toner, while preventing melting of toner, and an image forming apparatus and a process cartridge.

A developing apparatus includes a rotatable toner collection member 13 which is arranged downstream of a developing region, where a developer carrier 5 faces an image carrier 1, in a surface moving direction of the image carrier 1, to collect toner suspended in a developing apparatus 4. At least one of a plurality of magnetic poles of the developer carrier 5 is arranged in a position facing the toner collection member 13 so as to form a magnetic field to brush a developer. The toner collection member 13 is arranged in contact with the developer brushed with the magnetic field by at least one of the magnetic poles, so as not to come into contact with any of a surface of the developer carrier 5 or a surface of the image carrier 1.


Inventors:
TERAI JUNICHI
Application Number:
JP2012270402A
Publication Date:
June 26, 2014
Filing Date:
December 11, 2012
Export Citation:
Click for automatic bibliography generation   Help
Assignee:
RICOH CO LTD
International Classes:
G03G15/08; G03G15/09
Domestic Patent References:
JP2006030695A2006-02-02
JPH09138585A1997-05-27
JP2012113044A2012-06-14
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Toshi Kuroda