Electrophotography – Image formation – Development
Patent
1999-01-28
1999-11-02
Beatty, Robert
Electrophotography
Image formation
Development
399285, G03G 1508
Patent
active
059786353
ABSTRACT:
An elastic member for pressing is provided in a prescribed location in an area where the developer carrier comes in contact with the discharging member, in order to bring the discharging member into contact with the developer carrier so that mechanical peeling of the residual developer on the developer carrier is not caused, and the discharging member is provided with a bias power supply for setting bias in a direction imparting to the discharging member a force for electrically drawing the residual developer on the developer carrier away from the developer carrier, and after thus reducing the electric adhesion of the residual developer to the developer carrier, the developer feed member removes the residual developer on the developer carrier in the vicinity of disjunction area or in the contact area of the developer carrier and the developer feed member, thereafter applies new developer in a developer container to the developer carrier in the vicinity of approaching area or in the contact-starting area of the developer carrier and the developer feed member.
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Azuma Nobuyuki
Inoue Atsushi
Iwamatsu Tadashi
Tatsumi Hiroshi
Yamada Masanori
Beatty Robert
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
Tran Hoan
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