Developing device, process cartridge and image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9442418
APP PUB NO 20160109824A1
SERIAL NO

14882612

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A developing device includes: a developing container for accommodating developer, a developer carrying member, and a plate-like elastic member. In a state in which the elastic member contacts the developer carrying member without being deformed, an angle formed between a flat reference surface passing through a surface of the elastic member which is continuous to a contact portion of the elastic member with the developer carrying member and which is downstream of the contact portion with respect to the movement direction and a tangent plane of the developer carrying member and a contact position between the elastic member and the developer carrying member is 10° or more and 45° or less, and the elastic member includes a first region including the contact portion and a second region which is provided continuously from the first region toward the supporting portion and which is lower in rigidity than the first region.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chigono, Yasunori Atsugi, JP 51 532
Fukatsu, Makoto Suntou-gun, JP 40 265
Hagiwara, Kazunari Yokohama, JP 37 182
Kato, Masayoshi Tokyo, JP 63 1025
Kawamoto, Takahiro Yokohama, JP 49 114
Kemmochi, Kazuhisa Suntou-gun, JP 40 415
Nakamoto, Atsushi Tokyo, JP 54 307
Tokiwa, Shuhei Tokyo, JP 18 30
Yamamoto, Takeshi Yokohama, JP 672 5133

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