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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Hashizume, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355245 ; 355251 ; 355259 ; 118653 ; 118656 ;
Abstract
A developing device includes a movable toner carrier having a surface which receives a toner, and a toner restricting member arranged parallel to the toner carrier. The toner restricting member comprises a retaining rod made of a rigid material and an elastic contact unit provided on the outer periphery of the retaining rod, extending in an axial direction along the retaining rod and having at least one contact area set in contact with the surface of the toner carrier.