Developing Device

摘要

A developing device including a housing, a developing roller rotatably provided to the housing, a layer thickness regulation blade contacting the developing roller, and a seal member arranged between the housing and each end of the developing roller, wherein the layer thickness regulation blade includes a blade main body extending along an axial direction of the developing roller, and a blade rubber part protruding from a surface of the blade main body facing the developing roller and contacting the developing roller, wherein an end surface of the blade rubber part in the axial direction is in contact with an inner end surface of the seal member in the axial direction, and wherein a suppression part configured to suppress a strength of flow of the developer is provided at a corner part between the blade rubber part and the seal member.

主权项

1. A developing device comprising:
a housing configured to accommodate developer therein; a developing roller rotatably provided to the housing and configured to carry the developer on a surface thereof; a layer thickness regulation blade contacting the developing roller; and a seal member arranged between the housing and each end of the developing roller in an axial direction of the developing roller, wherein the layer thickness regulation blade includes
a blade main body extending along the axial direction, anda blade rubber part protruding from a surface of the blade main body, which faces the developing roller, and contacting the developing roller, wherein an end surface of the blade rubber part in the axial direction is in contact with an inner end surface of the seal member in the axial direction, and wherein a suppression part configured to suppress a strength of flow of the developer is provided at a corner part between the blade rubber part and the seal member.