Developing device and image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6985685
APP PUB NO 20040265009A1
SERIAL NO

10800687

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A developing device has a rotary developer carrier, a rotary developer supply and collection member, a first and second rotary developer stirring members for stirring the developer while conveying and circulating the developer between them in the direction opposite to each other and having the same developer conveyance power, and a third rotary developer stirring member having a zero conveyance power in the rotary axis direction, which are provided in a housing in parallel with each other in this order in the direction to leave a latent image carrier. A toner replenishment inlet is provided at an upper part where the second and third stirring members face each other, and on an upstream side of the second stirring member in the developer conveyance direction, and the second and third stirring members are rotated downwardly at the position where both developer stirring members face each other.

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SUPERMEDIA LLC2200 W AIRFIELD DR MC29 P O BOX 619810 DFW AIRPORT TX 75251-9810

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Akita, Hiroshi Hino, JP 51 326
Itagaki, Seiko Hachioji, JP 23 82
Komatsu, Toru Hachioji, JP 52 731
Shigeta, Kunio Hachioji, JP 50 460
Yamaguchi, Seiji Hino, JP 172 6168

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