Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Developing device and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 显影装置和图像形成装置
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Application No.: US12685840Application Date: 2010-01-12
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Publication No.: US07974549B2Publication Date: 2011-07-05
- Inventor: Takeshi Aoki , Katsumi Okamoto , Takatomo Fukumoto
- Applicant: Takeshi Aoki , Katsumi Okamoto , Takatomo Fukumoto
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Global IP Counselors, LLP
- Priority: JP2009-034980 20090218
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
A developing device includes: a developing roller on the surface of which intersecting inclined grooves are formed by rolling working; and a seal member which comes into contact with the developing roller, wherein ridge portions of a convex portion surrounded by the inclined grooves of the surface of the developing roller are formed such that rotational resistance due to the contact of the seal member on the downstream side of a rotation direction opposite to a rotation direction of the developing roller at the time of development is larger than rotational resistance due to the contact of the seal member on the downstream side of a rotation direction of the developing roller at the time of development, and at the time of refreshing of the seal member, the developing roller is rotated in the opposite direction to a direction at the time of development.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100209126A1 DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2010-08-19
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