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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1991
Makoto Kanno, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshio Shinna, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihiko Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Toru Isosu, Kanagawa, JP;
Toru Ishikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A developing apparatus comprises a developing roll for carrying single-component toner to a developing area facing an electrostatic latent image carrier; a toner agitation chamber provided along an axis of the developing roll; a toner carry-in path projectingly provided on one end of the toner agitation chamber; and a toner carry and supply member for carrying the toner from the toner carry-in path into the toner agitation chamber along the axis of the developing roll and for supplying the toner from the toner agitation chamber onto the developing roll, the toner carry and supply member being established so that the quantity of toner carrying per unit time at the toner agitation chamber on the toner carry-in path side is larger than the quantity of toner carrying per unit time in the toner carry-in path.