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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiro Kashimoto, Osaka, JP;
Ryoji Nishimura, Osaka, JP;
Hiroaki Ohashi, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Fujimura, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/09 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0812 (2013.01); G03G 21/206 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0132 (2013.01);
Abstract
A developing device of the present disclosure includes a developing roller, a toner feeding roller, a regulating blade, a blade holding member, a toner receiving member, and a casing. The regulating blade regulates a thickness of toner carried on the toner feeding roller. An air flow path is formed inside the blade holding member. The toner receiving member, the regulating blade, and the blade holding member each include a slit hole that leads to the air flow path.