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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:
Apr. 26, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Toyoka Aimoto, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355245 ; 118653 ;
Abstract
A developing unit includes a developing bath, rollers used for developing an image, and a rotary body for exhausting developing powder out of the developing bath through an exhaust outlet. The rollers and the rotary body are rotatably fitted to the developing bath. When developing an image, the rotary body is rotated in an opposite direction to the rotating direction when exhausting the developing powder.