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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8369737 | Developing device and image forming apparatus using the same A developing device includes: a casing that has a housing part, an upstream edge and a downstream edge, and a rectangular opening that opposes a development region, the rectangular opening being provided between the upstream and downstream edges; a cylindrical devel... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8229317 | Developing unit and side seal member A developing unit is provided, which includes: a developer carrier; a housing; and a side sealing member disposed between an end part of the developer carrier and a portion of the housing adjacent to a supply port. The side sealing member includes an elastic member ... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8185012 | Developer storage container and image forming apparatus provided therewith To a lower part of a housing 20 of a development unit 3a, a cover 21 is detachably fitted by using snap fittings 40. To a fitting surface 41a of the housing 20 and a fitting surface 41b of the cov... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7536131 | Developing device, image forming device and method of assembling developing device A developing device includes a sealing member for sealing an end of a developing roller to prevent developer from leaking from the interior of a casing. The casing includes a first plane and a second plane. A blade is mounted to the first plane and the blade regulat... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7430383 | Image forming device having a member for preventing developer leakage A development apparatus for use in an image forming device includes a developer storage chamber for storing developer, a developer carrier having a film of the developer formed thereon, wherein a visible image is formed when the film interacts with an electrostatic ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7400843 | Color image forming apparatus A color image forming apparatus may include photoconductors, developing rollers, and cases, each configured to hold developer to be supplied to a corresponding photoconductor from a corresponding developing roller, and each having an elongated opening in which the d... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7386249 | Roller with mechanical properties influenced by rotation A roller capable for use as a developer roller in a printer including a roll body having a surface, wherein the roller provides a first surface flexibility (SF1) when the roller rotates in one direction and a second surface flexibility (SF2) wh... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7346291 | Toner sealing elements for developing device and image forming apparatus having the same A developing device and an image forming apparatus having the same are provided. The developing device includes: a housing, which is formed by coupling an upper case and a lower case and in which a developing roller and a regulating blade are installed; sealing elem... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7336913 | Developing apparatus, process cartridge and image forming apparatus for preventing leakage The blade back seal and the sponge sealing member are interposed between the leaf spring member and the blade attachment unit and seal arrangement portion while being compressed to have the same thickness, by applying the blade back seal having a relatively small el... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7310488 | Belt device and image forming apparatus A belt device includes an endless belt, a plurality of rollers around which the endless belt is wound, and a foreign material entry preventing member disposed on at least one side of the endless belt in the width direction. The foreign material entry preventing memb... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7292802 | Developing apparatus and assembly method of developing apparatus The blade back seal, which integrally comprises the side portions extending in the vertical direction at the longitudinal end portions of the leaf spring member and the connecting portion for connecting the side portions at the longitudinal center portion of the lea... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7277658 | Sealing member for image forming device A sealing member for an image forming device as well as an apparatus and method of locating components within a printing device. The image forming device may include laser printers, ink-jet printers, copiers, faxes, all-in-one devices or multifunctional devices.... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7239824 | Cartridge and image forming apparatus A toner receiving member, which is open upward, is provided at a position vertically below a lower end of a contact surface between a side seal member and a developing roller. The toner receiving member can receive and store toner which has leaked. In addition, when... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7215902 | Developing cartridge, process cartridge, image forming device, and sliding sealing element A side seal for preventing the leakage of toner out of a housing frame is disposed at each end portion in the axial direction of a developing roller within the housing frame, and is configured of a sponge seal affixed to the housing frame and a sliding sealing eleme... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212763 | Image forming apparatus and seal portion for use in the same An image forming apparatus including: an image forming apparatus main unit; an image carrier provided in the image forming apparatus main unit; at least one developing device supported retractable from the image carrier; and a developer supply portion adapted to sup... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209700 | Cleaning unit A cleaning unit includes a cabinet, a cleaning blade, a toner drop preventive sheet, and an auxiliary member. The cabinet has an opening facing an outer periphery of a photosensitive drum. The cleaning blade is operative to scrape down residual toner adhering to the... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206535 | Developing device and image forming apparatus A developing device includes a photosensitive body (18) on which a latent image formed, and a developing roller (2) that rotates to supply a toner to the photosensitive body (18). Seal members (6a) are provided on both end portions... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7177565 | Sealing structure for a toner cartridge A toner cartridge includes improved sealing mechanisms to prevent the escape of toner from the cartridge. Soft and rigid seals are used to seal the distal ends of the developer roller and doctor bar. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7162180 | Elastic roller The present invention provides an improved elastic material which is free of roller abrasion when used in development rollers and overcomes disadvantages of the conventional silicone rollers of deterioration in the abrasion resistance, an elastic roller employing su... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7088017 | Power supply control device for an image forming apparatus A power supply control device for an image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a shutoff detector for monitoring the state of a power switch. In response to the output signal of the shutoff detector representative of the turn-off of the power switch,... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7076185 | Developing device, image forming apparatus, computer system, and seal-assisting member A developing device is provided with a developer containing section for containing developer; a developing roller for bearing the developer; a restriction blade for restricting the developer bore by the developing roller; an end seal for preventing the developer fro... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072594 | Developing apparatus, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus A developing apparatus is for developing a latent image formed on an image bearing member. The apparatus includes: a developer accommodating portion for accommodating the developer; a developing device for developing the latent image; a light transmitting portion, p... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7068961 | Developing device, image forming apparatus, image forming system, sealing member, and method for manufacturing sealing member A developing device includes: a developer container for containing developer; a developer bearing body for bearing the developer; a charging member for charging the developer bore by the developer bearing body by abutting against the developer bearing body; a suppor... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062199 | Process cartridge remanufacturing method A remanufacturing method of remanufacting a process cartridge includes (a) a step of preparing a used process cartridge which comprises a toner developing container, a cleaning container and pins for coupling the toner developing container and the cleaning container... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058334 | Electro-photographic image forming apparatus having a function for preventing toner for scattering and control method for the same An electro-photographic image forming apparatus preventing toner from scattering during a printing operation and a control method of the same. The electro-photographic image forming apparatus includes a scattering preventive member being disposed downstream of the d... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7027753 | Image forming apparatus for preventing image deterioration caused by fallen conductive brush and scatter of developer An image forming apparatus includes a latent image carrier, a charging member, a conductive brush member that cleans the charging member, a developer carrier including magnetic field generating devices having main and auxiliary magnetic poles, a developer scatter pr... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6980752 | Developing cartridge A developing cartridge has a housing that accommodates developer therein. Rotatably mounted in the housing is a developing roller. The housing has side seals provided at each end of the developing roller that oppose the circumferential ends of the developing roller.... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6980753 | Developing device for an image forming apparatus and bearing seal structure for the same A bearing seal structure of the present invention is applicable to a developing device included in an image forming apparatus. The structure includes two seal members included in a bearing portion and each having a respective elastic seal lip configured to seal the ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6978107 | Developer supply container A developer supply container detachably mountable to a developer receiving device, includes a main body for accommodating a developer; a grip member for gripping the developer supply container; an engaging member for engagement with the grip member with said grip me... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6978099 | Developing apparatus, process cartridge, and electrophotographic image forming apparatus including an elastic member preventing a gap between a developing agent carrier and a layer thickness limiter from changing, and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus detachably mounting such process cartridge The present invention relates to a developing apparatus for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive drum using a developing agent, including a developing agent carrier for supplying the developing agent to the photose... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6963714 | Developing blade and device and process cartridge A developing blade member for regulating a thickness of a layer of a developer on a peripheral surface of a rotatable developing roller enclosing a magnet roller, wherein a scraper for scraping the developer toward longitudinally inside of the developing roller is p... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6915092 | Process cartridge remanufacturing method A remanufacturing method for remanufacturing a process cartridge includes (i) a pin removing step of removing a pin which connects a transfer member unit and a drum unit; (ii) a drum unit removing step; (iii) a one-end cover removing step of removing an end cover fr... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6909865 | Toner supply container and process cartridge A toner supply container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, includes a main body, provided with an opening for permitting discharge of the toner, for accommodating the toner; a sealing member for unsealebly sealing the opening; wherein the opening i... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6834170 | Developing apparatus having sealing member preventing toner leakage A developing apparatus includes sealing members which are installed on both inside walls of a housing and closely contact the housing, a developer roller, and a blade to prevent the toner contained in the housing from leaking out. Each sealing member includes a firs... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6826378 | Developing device and developing method The image forming apparatus is equipped with developer containers for housing developers and a developer carrier that is arranged at the opening of the developer container that is rotatable for supplying developer to an electrostatic latent image on an image carrier... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6823153 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND SEALING MEMBERS AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS COMPRISING A DEVELOPING DEVICE COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND SEALING MEMBERS A developing device includes a developing member for developing the latent image, an exposure optical path, a developer containing portion, a vent port for allowing air in the inside of the developer containing portion to pass therethrough, a first sheet member for ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6792227 | Developing agent container including a sealing element for preventing developing agent from leaking out A side seal is doubly provided to prevent toner from leaking outside each end of a housing that accommodates a developing roller in position, with respect to an axial direction of the developing roller. The side seal comprises an inner seal and an outer seal with a ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6760555 | System for and method of toner flow control The present invention is directed to a sealing mechanism for use in a toner cartridge. The sealing mechanism includes a developer roller and a toner plow. The developer roller has an outer cylindrical surface. The toner plow includes a concave contact region configu... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6714749 | Cartridge detachably mountable on image forming apparatus A cartridge detachably mountable on an image forming apparatus, including a frame and a blade member held by the frame, wherein a double-sided adhesive tape is stuck between the frame and the blade member along the lengthwise direction of the blade member. ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6654575 | Developer container having sealing member A developer container includes a developer containing unit containing a developer and a sealing member supplied between a plurality of members to prevent leakage of the developer. The sealing member is a liquid elastomer. In an area in which the liquid el... | 11/25/2003 |
