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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2007
Hiroki Mori, Nagoya, JP;
Mitsuru Horinoe, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yukiko Nakaya, Konan, JP;
Yuichi Matsushita, Nagoya, JP;
Fan Xu, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroki Mori, Nagoya, JP;
Mitsuru Horinoe, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yukiko Nakaya, Konan, JP;
Yuichi Matsushita, Nagoya, JP;
Fan Xu, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A layer-thickness regulating member may include a thin plate member and a projection member. The projection member includes a first pressure contact portion that comes into pressure-contact with each of seal areas, a second pressure contact portion that comes into pressure-contact with each of side end areas, and a third pressure contact portion that comes into pressure-contact with a central area. A notched portion is formed at a position of the distal end of the thin plate member where each of the second pressure contact portions is formed, by cutting the thin plate member from an end edge of the distal end toward a downstream side of the rotation direction of the developing agent carrier.