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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. 11, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399249 ; 399233 ; 399237 ;
Abstract
An image formation apparatus for performing development by supplying to a photosensitive body a developing solution containing toner includes a developing roller; a developing solution supply port; a squeeze roller for wiping off an unnecessary portion of the developing solution from the photosensitive body; a moving frame reciprocally moving toward/from the photosensitive body; a squeeze support body for holding the squeeze roller; and two elastic bodies having different natural lengths that are provided between the moving frame and the squeeze support body and can be expanded and contracted for urging depression of the squeeze roller toward the photosensitive body.