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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1991
Akihito Ikegawa, Osaka, JP;
Yuji Enoguchi, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Mizuno, Osaka, JP;
Toshiya Natsuhara, Osaka, JP;
Masashi Yamamoto, Osaka, JP;
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention discloses a developing device which includes a rotatably arranged photoreceptor, a rotatably disposed elastic roller confronting the photoreceptor, a cylindrically formed flexible member having a peripheral length longer than that of the elastic roller and loosely mounted thereover, and a positioning member to position the flexible member partly into contact with the photoreceptor, the positioning member including an elastic member to form a slack of the flexible member at a location confronting the photoreceptor for the flexible member to contact with the photoreceptor.