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US 2003/0152394 A1Published application
Developing device
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakahiro Nakase, Ryuji Kawano
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Abstract
A developing device has a structure in which a toner is supplied from a toner supplying container to a first toner container by a toner supplying device and also the toner is conveyed from the first toner container to a second toner container by a toner conveying member disposed so as to lie in the space between the first and second toner containers. Thus, the developing device has a reduced size and also stably supplies the toner to two developing rollers corresponding to the first and second toner containers.
Claims8
A developing device comprising:
- a first developer container for containing a developer;
- a first developer bearing member for bearing and conveying the developer in said first developer container;
- a second developer container for containing a developer;
- a second developer bearing member for bearing and conveying the developer in said second developer container;
- wherein an electrostatic image formed on an image bearing member is developed by supplying the developers from said first and second developer bearing members to the electrostatic image;
- developer supplying means for supplying the developer in a developer supplying container to said first developer container;
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- developer conveying means for conveying the developer in said first developer container to said second developer container in order to supply the developer to said second developer container.
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