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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tetsuya Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Hirotaka Fukuyama, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355259 ; 355253 ; 118688 ;
Abstract
A developing device for use in an image forming apparatus comprising a toner hopper containing toner, a developing roller for developing an electrophotographic latent image formed on a surface of a photosensitive member using the toner contained in the toner hopper, a toner feed mechanism for conveying the toner contained in the toner hopper to the developing roller, and a regulator for regulating the conveyance of the toner by the feed mechanism from the toner hopper to the developing roller.