Developing Device
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorNao ITABASHI
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Abstract
A developing device is provided which includes a developer carrier configured to carry developer and rotate, a developing frame configured to rotatably support the developer carrier, and a seal member disposed between the developing frame and an end portion of the developer carrier in an axial direction of the developer carrier. The seal member includes a base and a mesh textile disposed on top of the base and configured to contact the developer carrier. The mesh textile includes interlacing warp threads and weft threads such that there are spaces between adjacent warp threads and adjacent weft threads.
Claims15
A developing device comprising:
- a developer carrier configured to carry developer and rotate;
- a developing frame configured to rotatably support the developer carrier;
- and
- a seal member disposed between the developing frame and an end portion of the developer carrier in an axial direction of the developer carrier, the seal member including:
- a base;
- and
- a mesh textile disposed on top of the base and configured to contact the developer carrier, the mesh textile including interlacing warp threads and weft threads such that there are spaces between adjacent warp threads and adjacent weft threads.
A developing device comprising:
- a developer carrier configured to carry developer and rotate;
- a developing frame configured to rotatably support the developer carrier;
- and
- a seal member disposed between the developing frame and an end portion of the developer carrier in an axial direction of the developer carrier, the seal member including:
- a base;
- and
- a mesh disposed on top of the base and configured to contact the developer carrier,
- wherein the base has a groove under the mesh, and
- wherein the mesh includes a first portion contacting the base, a second portion contacting the base, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion and facing the groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.