摘要 |
A developing device incorporating a developer supply unit and a developer discharge section, in which a supply developer including a mixture of toner and carrier is successively supplied to a developer container from the developer supply unit and a deteriorated developer in the developer container is discharged through the developer discharge section. The developer supply unit has a sponge roller for selectively attracting toner to a surface thereof, a magnet roller for selectively attracting carrier to a surface thereof, and a member for scraping and bringing the toner and carrier attracted to these rollers into the developer container. The developer including toner and carrier in a predetermined ratio is thus stably supplied to the developer container. In another example of the developer supply unit, agitating of the developer is performed while shovelling the developer deposited in a lower part of the unit by a transport screw. With this structure, since the toner and carrier are evenly mixed in the unit, the developer having a uniform toner concentration is supplied to the developer container, thereby continuing satisfactory development. <IMAGE> |
申请人 |
SHARP K.K., OSAKA |
发明人 |
HATANO, SHINTAROU;KAWAHITO, HIROSHI;ICHIKAWA, YOSHIKI;MIZOGUTI, FUMITO;TSUJI, MASAHIRO;HIROYASU, TAKAO;KAWAMOTO, HIROSHI;FUJITA, SYOUICHI;NISHIMURA, HIDEYUKI;KAWABATA, ITARU;KAZAKI, YUICHI |