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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2006
Applicant:
Yasunaga Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yasunaga Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A developer accommodating apparatus, a developing apparatus and an image forming apparatus are provided capable of obtaining detection stability of irregular reflection light. The developing apparatus of the present invention comprises an accommodating section to accommodate developer of predetermined quantity, a light emitting section to emit light toward outside; and a light shading section to shade the light emitted from the light emitting section according to the predetermined quantity of the developer in the accommodating section.