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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takumi Sakurada, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 15/09 (2006.01); G03G 15/095 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0896 (2013.01); G03G 15/0889 (2013.01); G03G 15/0891 (2013.01); G03G 15/0898 (2013.01); G03G 15/095 (2013.01); G03G 15/0942 (2013.01); G03G 21/1676 (2013.01); G03G 21/1828 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0802 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0816 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0819 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0822 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0836 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0844 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0847 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0852 (2013.01); G03G 2221/0021 (2013.01); G03G 2221/0089 (2013.01);
Abstract
A developing apparatus includes: a housing that accommodates developer and has a plurality of constituent parts; a vibrator that vibrates parts, which are two or more of the plurality of the constituent parts and to which scattered toner may adhere, as vibrated portions; an adjuster provided for at least one of the vibrated portions and the vibrator so as to adjust and match natural frequencies of the two or more of the vibrated portions; and a hardware processor that controls the vibrator.