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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuaki Orihara, Tokyo, JP;
Shuhei Tokiwa, Tokyo, JP;
Kazunari Hagiwara, Yokohama, JP;
Manami Haraguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Fukatsu, Suntou-gun, JP;
Atsushi Nakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus having a photosensitive drum capable of carrying a toner image, a developing roller that is provided to be capable of rotating while carrying toner, and that supplies the toner to the photosensitive drum by contacting the photosensitive drum, a regulating blade that regulates a layer thickness of the toner carried on the developing roller, and a voltage applying device for applying a voltage to the developing roller and the regulating blade. The developing roller includes a conductive base layer and a surface layer covering the base layer, and a surface charge density of the developing roller is equal to or smaller than a surface charge density of the toner.