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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2008
Ryosuke Mano, Kashiba, JP;
Koichi Mihara, Fujiidera, JP;
Masatoshi Kaneshige, Ikoma, JP;
Hiroshi Kubota, Kadoma, JP;
Ryosuke Mano, Kashiba, JP;
Koichi Mihara, Fujiidera, JP;
Masatoshi Kaneshige, Ikoma, JP;
Hiroshi Kubota, Kadoma, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A developing device of the present invention has a toner supply opening in a first carrying path and in the upstream of the developer carrying direction of a first carrying screw which is further from a developing roller; and a moquette member having feathers on its surface, and being provided, along the developer carrying direction, on the first carrying path. With this arrangement, it is possible to realize a compact developing device having a simple arrangement in which the supplied toner is speedily mixed with the preexisted developer, and the stable toner which is uniformly dispersed and charged can be speedily supplied for development.