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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Fumitaka Sobue, Chiba, JP;
Koichiro Ino, Tokyo, JP;
Yosuke Hata, Chiba, JP;
Masaaki Moriya, Ibaraki, JP;
Norio Negishi, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A developing device includes a developer carrying member configured to carry a developer, containing toner and a carrier, for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image bearing member, a developer container configured to accommodate the developer, and an oscillation circuit including a resonance circuit including a coil and a circuit portion containing a capacitor and configured to oscillate a signal for detecting a toner concentration of the developer accommodated in the developer container. The coil is formed integrally with the developer container by a metal film, and the coil is disposed on an inner wall surface of the developer container.