Developer unit for an image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8781370
APP PUB NO 20110158701A1
SERIAL NO

12979127

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A developer unit for an image forming apparatus is provided. The developer unit includes a developer device having a developer agent carrier, a developer agent supplier, and a restricting member, a developer agent container, which contains the developer agent, and a plurality of conveyers, including a first conveyer and a second conveyer, to convey the developer agent in an axial direction of the developer agent supplier. The first conveyer and the second conveyer are arranged along a circumference of the developer agent supplier and in parallel with the first conveyer.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Sato, Shougo Aichi, JP 753 6320

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