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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Takuya Terae, Abiko, JP;
Akinori Tanaka, Abiko, JP;
Inventors:
Takuya Terae, Abiko, JP;
Akinori Tanaka, Abiko, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01); G03G 15/095 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member, on which an electrostatic image is formed; a development unit which is provided with a developer bearing member for bearing and conveying a developer, so as to develop the electrostatic image; a storage place which can store therein the developer spattering from the development unit; a shielding member which is disposed in a region outside of a development region in the storage place; and a foreign material collecting member which is disposed in a region farther outside of the shielding member in the storage place.