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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Junichi Yokoi, Nagoya, JP;
Hikaru Yoshizumi, Handa, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01); B23K 26/06 (2014.01); B23K 26/08 (2014.01); B23K 26/24 (2014.01); B23K 26/32 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0812 (2013.01); B23K 26/063 (2013.01); B23K 26/083 (2013.01); B23K 26/0869 (2013.01); B23K 26/246 (2013.01); B23K 26/3206 (2013.01); B23K 26/3233 (2013.01); B23K 2201/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A developing blade apparatus may include a supporting a protrusion and a developing blade connected to the supporting member and including an opening. The protrusion of the supporting member may be disposed within the opening. The developing blade may include a plurality of weld marks that includes a first weld mark and a second weld mark. The protrusion and the opening are disposed between the first weld mark and the second weld mark on an imaginary straight line connecting the first weld mark and the second weld mark.