Developing device and image forming apparatus incorporating same

US9625851B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9625851-B2
Application numberUS-201615012144-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 1, 2016
Priority dateFeb 13, 2015
Publication dateApr 18, 2017
Grant dateApr 18, 2017

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A developing device includes a developer bearer disposed facing a latent image bearer in a developing range to transport developer by rotation, a support to support the developer bearer and including a holder mount, a rod-shaped developer regulator disposed facing a surface of the developer bearer across a gap, and a holder secured to the holder mount of the support to hold the rod-shaped developer regulator. The rod-shaped developer regulator extends in an axial direction of the developer bearer.

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What is claimed is: 1. A developing device comprising: a developer bearer disposed facing a latent image bearer in a developing range, the developer bearer to transport developer by rotation; a support to support the developer bearer and including a holder mount; a rod-shaped developer regulator disposed facing a surface of the developer bearer across a gap, the developer regulator extending long in an axial direction of the developer bearer; and a holder secured to the hold…

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What does patent US9625851B2 cover?
A developing device includes a developer bearer disposed facing a latent image bearer in a developing range to transport developer by rotation, a support to support the developer bearer and including a holder mount, a rod-shaped developer regulator disposed facing a surface of the developer bearer across a gap, and a holder secured to the holder mount of the support to hold the rod-shaped devel…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Oshikawa Yuki, Azami Akira, Ogawa Yoshiko, and 10 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G03G15/0812. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 18 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).