Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US16297878Application Date: 2019-03-11
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Publication No.: US10656562B2Publication Date: 2020-05-19
- Inventor: Yushi Sadamitsu
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@2f0b1025
- Main IPC: G03G15/09
- IPC: G03G15/09 ; G03G15/06 ; G03G15/08 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, an image bearing member, a developing unit, a power supply, and a contact portion. The developing unit includes a developing container configured to store developer, a developer bearing member configured to rotate while bearing the developer stored in the developing container, and a developing magnet provided within the developer bearing member and comprising a plurality of magnetic poles in a circumferential direction. The developing unit is removably provided to the apparatus body. The contact portion electrically is connected with the power supply. The developing unit comprises a conductive member which is made of a conductive resin comprising a fixing portion fixing the developing magnet so that the magnetic poles of the developing magnet are fixed unrotatably with respect to the developing container. The conductive member is provided to electrically connect the contact portion with the developer bearing member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190294080A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2019-09-26
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