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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yoshinori Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0812 (2013.01); G03G 15/0831 (2013.01); G03G 15/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a developing device including a container that contains developer; a developing roller that transports the developer within the container to a photoconductor side; a trimmer having a tip brought close to the developing roller, and provided upstream of the photoconductor in a transporting direction by the developing roller; and a detector provided in the trimmer or in the vicinity of the trimmer of the inner surface of the container to detect the pressure caused by the developer.