Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jun-hee Cho

Geun-Yong Park

Seung-young Byun

Jong-woo Kim

Yong-su Kim

Kwang-ho No

In-yong Song

Kyu-cheol Shin

Woo-yong Park

Joong-gwang Shin

Hyun-seong Shin

Wan-Ha Kim

Sam-seuk Choi

A developer unit of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a blocking blade having a magnetic fluid and a magnet. The magnetic fluid contacts a developer roller and the metering blade to prevent a developer from flowing to both ends of the metering blade. The magnetic fluid is fixed to the magnet which applies a pressure to the magnetic fluid so that the magnetic fluid contacts the developer roller and the metering blade. Since the magnetic fluid contacts the developer, wear of elements of the developer unit can be reduced, thereby securing durability of the developer unit. Also, a wrap-around phenomenon of the developer can be prevented.

Developer unit of electrophotographic image forming apparatus

A developer, for an electrophotographic image forming system, includes a developer container for storing developing solution, a developing roller which is partially soaked in the developing solution stored in the developer container and installed to rotate in an opposite direction of a photosensitive medium, a cleaning roller, which is soaked in the developing solution, is installed to rotate opposite to the developing roller and removes the developing solution remaining on the surface of the developing roller, and a developing solution agitator, which agitates the developing solution, and thereby keeps the developing solution in uniform concentration. The efficiency of circulation of the developing solution can be increased by upward and downward circulating the developing solution with high concentration stored in the developer container, and the developing solution can be kept in uniform concentration by preventing the developing solution with high concentration from being deposited at the bottom of the developer container.

Developer of electrophotographic image forming system

A liquid developer imaging system and a method using the system for developing an image, including a cartridge for containing a developing solution; a developing container for receiving the developing solution supplied from the cartridge via a predetermined supply line; a developing roller partly submerged in the developing solution contained in the developing container, installed to be rotated facing a photosensitive object; and a metering blade for scraping off the developing solution coated on the surface of the developing roller to a predetermined thickness, is provided. According to the system, a developing supply structure can be considerably simplified because a high-density developing solution is directly used in developing an image without a process of diluting the solution, and an image can be developed to have high definition because the concentration of the developing solution coated on the developing roller is regularly controlled by a metering blade.

Liquid developer imaging system

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Yongin-si, South Korea

Jun-hee Cho