Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Development device, image forming apparatus and image forming method
- Patent Title (中): 显影装置,成像装置和图像形成方法
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Application No.: US12405673Application Date: 2009-03-17
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Publication No.: US07885565B2Publication Date: 2011-02-08
- Inventor: Tsutomu Sasaki , Kazuhiro Nishiyama , Akihiro Gomi
- Applicant: Tsutomu Sasaki , Kazuhiro Nishiyama , Akihiro Gomi
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: DLA Piper LLP (US)
- Priority: JP2008-080316 20080326; JP2008-320710 20081217
- Main IPC: G03G15/10
- IPC: G03G15/10

Abstract:
A development device includes a developer carrier 20Y that carries liquid developer containing toner liquid and carrier liquid, a developer supply member 32Y that supplies liquid developer to the developer carrier 20Y, a developer carrier cleaning member 21Y that collects liquid developer from the developer carrier 20Y, a collection reservoir 31bY that stores the liquid developer collected by the developer carrier cleaning member 21Y, a supply section 31aY that makes liquid developer flow to the collection reservoir 31bY, a conveyance member 34Y that conveys the liquid developer collected in the collection reservoir 31bY in a first direction X and a conveyance capacity regulation section 100 that regulates the conveyance capacity of the conveyance member 34Y.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090245833A1 Development Device, Image Forming Apparatus and Image Forming Method Public/Granted day:2009-10-01
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