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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2009
Yuusuke Furuichi, Ikeda, JP;
Nobuhiko Kita, Suita, JP;
Sei Onuma, Ikeda, JP;
Ryoh Idehara, Kawanishi, JP;
Kaoru Tada, Toyonaka, JP;
Genta Hagiwara, Ikeda, JP;
Yuusuke Furuichi, Ikeda, JP;
Nobuhiko Kita, Suita, JP;
Sei Onuma, Ikeda, JP;
Ryoh Idehara, Kawanishi, JP;
Kaoru Tada, Toyonaka, JP;
Genta Hagiwara, Ikeda, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying member carrying a latent image and a development device disposed along a surface of the image carrying member. The development device includes a developer storing case storing a developer, a developer carrying member carrying the developer to develop the latent image with the developer in an area in which the surface of the developer carrying member faces the surface of the image carrying member, a developer supplying member supplying the developer carrying member with the developer, a metal member extending in an axial direction of the developer carrying member to receive heat conducted from the developer, and a heat releasing device provided on at least one of the outer sides of the developer storing case in the axial direction of the developer carrying member and disposed in contact with the metal member to release the heat conducted from the metal member.