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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2015
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Shuichi Akedo, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A developing apparatus includes a developer vessel that is provided with a first transporting path, a second transporting path and a third transporting path. The first transporting path and the second transporting path are communicated with each other, and a developer is circulated in the first transporting path and the second transporting path. The third transporting path has a developer discharge port and is provided in an upstream side in a transporting direction of the developer in the second transporting path. Furthermore, an annular plate-like first regulation portion is arranged in an end portion of the second transporting path in a third transporting path side and an annular plate-like second regulation portion opposite to the first regulation portion with a predetermined interval is arranged in an end portion of the third transporting path in a second transporting path side.