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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Susumu Shoji, Kobe, JP;
Kazuro Fukui, Kobe, JP;
Susumu Shoji, Kobe, JP;
Kazuro Fukui, Kobe, JP;
Other;
Abstract
An electrophotographic image-forming device which permits reduction in the size of the device to be made possible, and which permits prevention of toner leakage through use of a sealing member having projections and recesses, said sealing member serving as an end seal member. The image-forming device has a sealing member which serves as an end seal member for a toner carrier. The end seal member for preventing leakage of toner from the toner carrier is formed from the sealing member which has step(s) comprising band(s) formed by recessed region(s) and projecting region(s) as indicated in FIG.. The end seal member is capable of bending such that recessed region(s) come in contact with the toner carrier, inhibiting entry of toner thereinto, and the end seal member also has a toner scraping action and a toner movement action.