DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

• Main Authors: NOGUCHI AYUMI, KATO MASANORI, KURAMOTO SHINICHI, FUJI RYOTA, TAMAZAWA NORIHIRO, NAKAJIMA YOSHITAKA, YOSHII TOMOYUKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 26.03.2020
• Subjects: CINEMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICS

To provide a developing device that can reduce an amount of developer contained in air directed to an exhaust port provided in a storage unit that stores a developer.SOLUTION: A developing device comprises: a storage unit that includes an exhaust port 161 and stores a developer; an air storage space 163 that has an entrance part 163A in which air directed to the exhaust port 161 enters and an end part 163B at an opposite side of the entrance part 163A; and an exhaust part 163C that is located between the entrance part 163A and end part 163B of the air storage space 163 and exhausts the air directed to the exhaust port 161.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】現像剤を収容する収容部に設けられた排気口に向かう空気に含まれる現像剤の量を低減できる現像装置を提供する。【解決手段】排気口１６１を備え、現像剤を収容する収容部と、前記排気口１６１に向かう空気が入る入口部１６３Ａを有し、当該入口部１６３Ａとは反対側に端部１６３Ｂを有する空気収容空間１６３と、前記空気収容空間１６３の前記入口部１６３Ａと前記端部１６３Ｂとの間に位置し、前記排気口１６１に向かう空気を排出する排出部１６３Ｃと、を備える現像装置。【選択図】図３