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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0928 (2013.01); G03G 15/0921 (2013.01);
Abstract
A developing device includes a developing roller which includes: a magnet roller having a plurality of magnetic poles in a circumferential direction; and a developing sleeve rotatably supported along an outer peripheral surface of the magnet roller, and which is configured to supply a toner to an image bearing member. The magnet roller is configured so that the relative position thereof to the developing sleeve is changeable.