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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2014
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Tatsuya Yamanaka, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A developing device includes an agitating member agitating and rotating a developer, a developer amount detecting part detecting the developer amount, and a cleaning member being attached to the agitating member to have has an attachment part, a first cleaning part and a second cleaning part and to clean a detecting surface of the developer amount detecting part. The attachment part is formed by an end part of a wire and attached to the agitating member. The first cleaning part is formed by an intermediate part of the wire, and extends from an end part of the attachment part to reach the detecting surface. The second cleaning part is formed by an another end part of the wire, and is constructed by closely winding the wire, protruded to a location in front of the detecting surface and has a greater width than the detecting surface.