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US 9,835,975 B2Granted
Developing device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKenji Matsuda, Ryoji Kusudo, Teruhiko Sasaki
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Abstract
A developing device includes a developing chamber having a developer bearing member for bearing a developer; and a container disposed below the developing chamber in a vertical direction, configured to contain the developer, and having an endless developer conveying belt with at least one fin portion for conveying the developer to the developing chamber.
Claims25
A developing device comprising:
- a developer bearing member for bearing a developer;
- a regulating member for regulating a thickness of the developer on the developer bearing member;
- a developing chamber having the developer bearing member and the regulating member;
- and
- a container configured to contain the developer, and having an endless developer conveying belt with at least one fin portion for conveying the developer to the developing chamber,
- wherein at least a part of the container is disposed directly below the developing chamber in the vertical direction.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image bearing member;
- a developing device comprising:
- a developer bearing member for bearing a developer;
- a developing chamber having the developer bearing member;
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- a container disposed below the developing chamber in a vertical direction,
- configured to contain the developer, and having an endless developer conveying belt with at least one fin portion for conveying the developer to the developing chamber,
- a latent image forming unit configured to form an electrostatic latent image on the image bearing member, and disposed directly below the developing device in the vertical direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.