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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1991
Filed:
May. 27, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eiji Nimura, Tondabayashi, JP;
Wataru Yoshida, Hirakata, JP;
Assignee:
Mita Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355246 ; 118653 ; 118657 ; 355245 ; 355251 ; 355253 ; 355259 ; 355260 ;
Abstract
A developing unit in which an electrostatic latent image is formed on a photoconductor with toners transported with carriers in a developer. The toners are supplied as needed from a toner hopper. The developing unit includes an agitation roller for agitating the toners supplied from the toner hopper with the developer, and a developer regulating member for regulating the amount of the developer transported along the circumferential surface of the agitation roller toward the area where the developer is agitated and mixed with the toners supplied from the toner hopper.