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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Manabu Kamitamari, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiaki Takano, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355206 ; 355245 ; 118694 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus with a developing device in which first and second detecting elements are provided respectively at opposite ends of the device to detect that substantially same amounts of developer are present in both ends. By this, the image forming apparatus is permitted to start image formation only when the developer is evenly dispersed in the both ends of the device.
Kamitamari, Manabu. (1990). Image forming apparatus with a developing device (U.S. Patent No. 4896184). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4896184
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