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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masato Ueda, Hachioji, JP;
Tadashi Miwa, Hachioji, JP;
Satoshi Haneda, Hachioji, JP;
Masakazu Fukuchi, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ; G03G / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430101 ; 430102 ; 430120 ; 430122 ;
Abstract
A method of forming a developer layer on a rotating developing sleeve for developing a latent image on an image carrier, in which the developer layer is formed by conveying the developer on the sleeve below a regulating member which is applied with pressure onto the developer. The developer composed of two-component additionally contains spacer particles having a uniform diameter greater than the maximum diameter of carrier particles in the developer, which maintain a predetermined gap equal to the diameter of the spacer particles between the sleeve and the regulating member.