Image forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsTakeshi Yamashita, Mitsutoshi Kichise
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus including an image bearer to bear toner; a developer bearer includes a first seal on one end of the developer bearer in a direction of axis and a second seal on another end of the developer bearer in the direction of axis, to supply the image bearer with the toner; a supply member disposed within a range between the first seal and the second seal in the direction of axis, to supply the developer bearer with the toner; and a transfer member opposed to the image bearer. The transfer member has a width shorter than a width of the supply member in the direction of axis. The transfer member is disposed within a range between one end and another end of the supply member in the direction of axis.
Claims7
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image bearer to bear toner;
- a developer bearer including a first seal on one end of the developer bearer in a direction of axis of the developer bearer and a second seal on another end of the developer bearer in the direction of axis of the developer bearer, to supply the image bearer with the toner;
- a supply member disposed within a range between the first seal and the second seal in the direction of axis of the developer bearer, to supply the developer bearer with the toner, a width of the supply member extending between outer edges of the supply member;
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- a transfer member opposed to the image bearer, the transfer member having a width between outer edges thereof shorter than the width of the supply member in the direction of axis of the developer bearer,
- the transfer member disposed within a range between the outer edges of the supply member in the direction of axis of the developer bearer, and
- the width of the transfer member is shorter than a supply width of the supply member over which the supply member supplies the toner to the developer bearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.