摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a development apparatus for uniformly charging a developer, an image forming device, and a computer system. <P>SOLUTION: The development apparatus is provided with a housing with an opening where the developer is housed, a developer carrier provided facing the opening for carrying the developer, a developer charging member for charging the developer carried by the developer carrier, and a sealing member for preventing the leakage of the developer from a part between the peripheral surface and the housing at the axial direction end of the developer carrier. Then, the housing is provided with a pressurizing part for pressurizing the developer charging member to the side of the developer carrier. Also, pressurizing force by the pressurizing part to the end of the developer charging member in the axial direction of the developer carrier is reduced from the end of the axial direction to the center. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO |