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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2012
Akihiro Watanabe, Osaka, JP;
Norio Kubo, Osaka, JP;
Yukihiro Mori, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A developing apparatus according to the present disclosure is partitioned into a plurality of convey chambers which include a first convey chamber and a second convey chamber which are disposed substantially in parallel with each other, the second convey chamber has a U shape in section, a sensor disposition portion, where a toner concentration sensor is disposed on a bottom surface, is formed in an upstream with respect to a restriction portion in a developer convey direction, across a predetermined width in the developer convey direction including a detection surface of the toner concentration sensor, a distance between curved surface portions on both sides of a U-shaped inner wall surface and the second stir member is wider than another portion of the second stir chamber.
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