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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2000
Ichiro Kawahara, Niigata, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electrophotograph development apparatus for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrostatic latent image carrier body with magnetic developer includes a developer carrier body having a magnetic roller, and a thin layer forming member for forming the magnetic developer on the developer carrier body into a thin layer. A magnetic pole of the magnetic roller is disposed at a position of a &thgr; degree in an upper stream side relative to a rotational direction of the developer carrier body from a contact point of the thin film forming member and the developer carrier body, and &thgr; is in a range of 0 degree≦&thgr;≦10 degree. A relation between a surface roughness Rz′ of the developer carrier body and a surface roughness Rz of the thin layer forming member is represented by −10 &mgr;m≦(Rz-Rz′)≦5 &mgr;m.