US 5,812,917 AGranted

Developing apparatus

AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.

InventorsNaoki Iwata, Koji Suzuki

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Abstract

A developing apparatus forms multiple toner layer and stably obtains predetermined toner charging amount and toner layer thickness, and further uniformly supplies the toner onto the toner carrying roller along its entire length. In the developing apparatus, a brush-like toner supplying roller having brush fibers and a second toner supplying roller are disposed at a predetermined interval and respectively brought into contact with a developing roller. The brush-like roller is first brought into contact with the developing roller after passing through the developing area on a photosensitive body opposing thereto, and the brush-like roller rotates in an inverse rotational direction to that of the developing roller at the contact position. The second roller is brought into contact with the developing roller after passing through the contact position with the brush-like roller, and rotates in a same rotational direction as that of the developing roller at the contact position.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A developing apparatus for carrying developer on a developer carrying roller and converting a latent image formed on a latent image carrying body to visible image in a developing area by use of the developer, comprising:

a first developer supplying roller contacting the developer carrying roller at a first contact position downstream from the developing area developing area relative to a direction of rotation of the developer carrying roller;
and
a second developer supplying roller contacting the developer carrying roller at a second contact position downstream from the first contact position relative to the direction of rotation of the developer carrying roller,
wherein said first developer supplying roller rotates in a rotational direction such that the direction of movement of said first developer supplying roller is inverse to that of said developer carrying roller at the first contact position, and wherein said second developer supplying roller rotates in a rotational direction such that the direction of movement of said second developer supplying roller is the same as that of said developer carrying roller at the second contact position.

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