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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Munetsugu, Yokohama, JP;
Tatsuya Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Kouki Yano, Kawasaki, JP;
Takuya Kitamura, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0889 (2013.01); G03G 15/0808 (2013.01);
Abstract
An elastically deformable region of an elastic layer in a developer supplying roller is near an agitator. In a state where the agitator agitates a predetermined region or where the agitator is in contact with the developer supplying roller, the agitator is rotated in the same direction as the developer supplying roller.