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US 2014/0212180 A1Published application
Developing device and image forming apparatus and process cartridge incorporating same
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsIchiro Kadota, Takahiro Adachi
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Abstract
A developing device includes a developer bearer to carry developer, a first developer compartment from which developer is supplied to the developer bearer, a second developer compartment from which developer is sent to the first developer compartment, and first and second communicating portions through which developer is circulated between the first and second developer compartments. The second communicating portion to send developer from the second developer compartment to the first developer compartment is constructed of multiple openings.
Claims8
A developing device comprising:
- a developer bearer to carry developer;
- a first developer compartment from which developer is supplied to the developer bearer;
- a second developer compartment from which developer is sent to the first developer compartment;
- and
- first and second communicating portions through which developer is circulated between the first and second developer compartments,
- wherein the second communicating portion to send developer from the second developer compartment to the first developer compartment is constructed of multiple openings.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image bearer on which an image is formed;
- and
- a developing device including:
- a developer bearer to carry developer;
- a first developer compartment from which developer is supplied to the developer bearer;
- a second developer compartment from which developer is sent to the first developer compartment;
- and
- first and second communicating portions through which developer is circulated between the first and second developer compartments,
- wherein the second communicating portion to send developer from the second developer compartment to the first developer compartment is constructed of multiple openings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.