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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:
Nov. 23, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355260 ; 355245 ; 366279 ;
Abstract
A developing device suitable for use in an electrophotographic recording apparatus includes either a toner stirring portion arranged in a toner hopper portion, the toner stirring portion being provided with a portion for varying toner conveying speed, or in the toner a toner stirring and moving means provided in a toner cartridge. A printing irregularity does not occur on a printing paper even if the printing is performed at the state where the amount of toner, which is collected in the toner hopper portion, is too reduced to sufficiently cover the toner hopper stirring portion.