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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Tomohiro Kubota, Osaka, JP;
Kenzo Tatsumi, Osaka, JP;
Tomofumi Yoshida, Ibaraki, JP;
Hirobumi Ooyoshi, Ibaraki, JP;
Yoshihiro Kawakami, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Shimizu, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Tomohiro Kubota, Osaka, JP;
Kenzo Tatsumi, Osaka, JP;
Tomofumi Yoshida, Ibaraki, JP;
Hirobumi Ooyoshi, Ibaraki, JP;
Yoshihiro Kawakami, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Shimizu, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A seal member covers a space between a developing roller and a casing of a developing device. The seal member includes a flexible sheet and a reinforcing member fixed to the sheet. The reinforcing member is fixed to the casing. Notches are provided in the reinforcing member in a direction perpendicular to the length of the reinforcing member.