Method of preventing toner from scattering in an electrostatic copying machine.

摘要

A mass of residual charged toner is blocked by a blade member held in slidable engagement with a photosensitive member against movement therewith toward a development roller when an image is being formed on the photosensitive member. When no image is being formed thereon, the blade member is lifted off the photosensitive member to allow the mass of residual toner to move therewith toward the development roller. During this time, a bias potential having a polarity the same as that of the toner is applied to members of an electrostatic or electrographic copying machine located between the blade member and the development roller for repelling the mass of toner toward the photosensitive member against being scattered off the latter and hence smearing surrounding parts.