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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:
Mar. 15, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Konica Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355245 ; 118653 ; 222D / ;
Abstract
A developing apparatus for use with a photoreceptor to form a toner image, including a housing to store toner therein; an agitator having a shaft whose length is smaller than the inside dimension of the housing; a gear mechanism to transmit a driving force to the shaft member; and a coupling to couple the gear and the shaft, wherein the coupling is positioned inside the housing.