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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2009
Takao Izumi, Yokohama, JP;
Minoru Yoshida, Machida, JP;
Hiroshi Murata, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Hatakeyama, Yokohama, JP;
Takao Izumi, Yokohama, JP;
Minoru Yoshida, Machida, JP;
Hiroshi Murata, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Hatakeyama, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A developing device includes a developer tank configured to contain a developer including a toner and a carrier, the developer tank having a discharge port which is provided in a lateral side surface of the developer tank and configured to discharge the developer, a developing agent supplier configured to develop a latent image by using the toner contained in the developer tank, and a plate-shaped member configured to be formed in a direction of height from a lower end of the discharge port and partially cover the discharge port to regulate the discharge of the developer.