Developing device and image forming apparatus
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorsKenichi TAMAKI, Tamotsu SHIMIZU, Hiroshi YAMAZAKI, Junichi NAKAGAWA, Takuji WATANABE
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AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorsKenichi TAMAKI, Tamotsu SHIMIZU, Hiroshi YAMAZAKI, Junichi NAKAGAWA, Takuji WATANABE
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A developing device includes a developer container and a developer carrying member. The developer carrying member includes a shaft, a sleeve that rotates while carrying toner on its outer circumferential face, and a magnet that extends along the axis of the developer carrying member. The developer container includes a duct, an intake port which opens above the developer carrying member and through which the inside of the developer container and the inside of the duct communicate with each other, and a first filter that covers the intake port. The edges of the first filter at one side and at the other side in the axial direction of the developer carrying member are both located within a range opposite the magnet as seen from the direction perpendicular to the axial direction.
A developing device, comprising:
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