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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Motoki Adachi, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Motonari Ito, Suntou-gun, JP;
Takanori Watanabe, Kawasaki, JP;
Yusuke Usui, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A developing apparatus includes a developer bearing member bearing a developer on a surface in a developing operation, a regulating member configured to regulate layer thickness of the developer borne on the developer bearing member, a development chamber provided with the developer bearing member and the regulating member and having an opening, a storage chamber to store the developer, and a conveying member to convey the developer stored in the storage chamber to the development chamber through the opening. When the developing operation is performed, a bottom section of the development chamber is located above a bottom section of the storage chamber in a vertical direction, and a contact region of the developer bearing member in contact with the regulating member is located directly above the opening in the vertical direction.