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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2024
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai City, JP;
Hideaki Kurimoto, Sakai City, JP;
Satoshi Kimura, Sakai City, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai City, JP;
Abstract
A developing device includes: a developing device body including a vent opening that releases internal pressure, and a filter member including a filter that closes the vent opening, the filter member detachably attached to the developing device body; wherein the filter member is subjected to an attaching operation and a detaching operation, relative to the developing device body, in a state where an inner surface of the filter is in a predetermined first posture with the inner surface facing upward; and wherein the filter member is held on the developing device body in a state where the inner surface of the filter is in a predetermined second posture different from the first posture.