Developing apparatus for use in image-forming system and developing process employing said developing apparatus

Claim 2

A developing apparatus which comprises a developing sleeve rotatably provided to confront an object to be developed, a magnet roller incorporated within said developing sleeve so as to be driven for rotation in the same direction said developing sleeve, and a supply means for supplying developing material onto the peripheral surface of said developing sleeve at a developing section, said developing apparatus being so arranged as to satisfy such conditions as D·π·Wsl>d1·p·Wmg where D: developing sleeve diameter (mm) Wsl: developing sleeve revolutions (rpm) d1: the closest distance between the sleeve surface and the object to be developed p: number of poles of the magnet roller Wmg: revolutions of the magnet roller (rpm); said developing material being returned toward said supply means prior to reaching the closest distance between the sleeve surface and the object to be developed

Claim 3

A developing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further including a developing material amount restricting member provided between a developing material supply portion and a developing region confronting the object to be developed so as to restrict the amount of the developing material transported over the developing sleeve.

Claim 4

A developing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further including a developing material guide member having a configuration generally lying along the peripheral surface of the developing sleeve through a predetermined interval therefrom and extending from the developing material supply portion to the developing region.

Claim 5

A developing apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein an interval between the forward edge of the developing material guide member and the object to be developed is smaller than an interval between said developing material amount restricting member and said developing material guide member.

Claim 6

A developing apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the developing material is a two-component developing material composed of magnetic carrier and toner.

Claim 7

A developing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the developing material is composed of only magnetic toner.

Claim 8

A developing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the object to be developed is of a photoreceptor supporting an electrostatic latent image thereon.

Claim 9

A developing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the object to be developed is a recording paper supported by a recording electrode from its back.

Claim 10

A developing apparatus comprising: a developing sleeve rotatably provided to confront an object to be developed; a supply means for supplying developing material onto the peripheral surface of said developing sleeve; a developing material guide member extending generally along the peripheral surface of the developing sleeve through a predetermined interval, from a developing material supply portion toward a position where the developing sleeve is approaching the object to be developed; a magnet roller incorporated within said developing sleeve so as to be driven for rotation in the same direction as said developing sleeve, whereby the developing material on the developing sleeve is transported in a predetermined direction and the developing material on the guide member in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction; and a developing material amount restricting member for restricting the amount of the developing material transported over the surface of the developing material guide member, said developing material amount restricting member being disposed to confront said developing material guide member through an interval larger than an interval between the forward edge of said developing material guide member and the object to be developed.

Claim 11

A developing apparatus comprising: a developing sleeve rotatably provided to confront an object to be developed; a supply means for supplying developing material onto the peripheral surface of said developing sleeve; a developing material guide member extending generally along the peripheral surface of the developing sleeve through a predetermined interval, from a developing material supply portion toward a position where the developing sleeve is approaching the object to be developed; a magnet roller incorporated within said developing sleeve so as to be driven for rotation in the same direction as said developing sleeve, whereby the developing material on the developing sleeve is transported in a predetermined direction and the developing material on the guide member in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction; and a developing material amount restricting member for restricting the amount of the developing material transported over the surface of the developing material guide member, said developing material amount restricting member being disposed to confront said developing material guide member through an interval larger than an interval between the forward edge of said developing material guide member and the object to be developed.

Claim 12

A developing apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein said developing sleeve and magnet roller are so set as to satisfy such conditions as D·π·Wsl>d1·p·Wmg where D: developing sleeve diameter (mm) Wsl: developing sleeve revolutions (rpm) d1: the closest distance between the sleeve surface and the object to be developed p: number of poles of the magnet roller Wmg: revolutions of the magnet roller (rpm).

Claim 13

A developing apparatus as claimed in claim 9, further including a scraper contacting under pressure, the peripheral surface of the developing sleeve in a position opposite to the developing region.

Claim 14

A developing apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the developing material is of a two-component developing material composed of magnetic carrier and toner.

Claim 15

A developing apparatus which comprises a developing sleeve rotatably provided to confront an object to be developed, a magnet roller incorporated within said developing sleeve so as to be driven for rotation in a direction opposite to that of said developing sleeve, a supply means for supplying developing material onto the peripheral surface of said developing sleeve, a developing material guide member extending generally along the peripheral surface of the developing sleeve, from a developing material supply portion toward a position where the developing sleeve is approaching the object to be developed, and a developing material amount restricting member for restricting the amount of the developing material transported over the surface of the developing material guide member, said developing material amount restricting member being disposed to confront said developing sleeve through an interval larger than an interval between the forward edge of said developing material guide member and the object to be developed.

Claim 16

A developing apparatus which comprises a developing sleeve rotatably provided to confront an object to be developed, a magnet roller incorporated within said developing sleeve so as to be driven for rotation in a direction opposite to that of said developing sleeve, a supply means for supplying developing material onto the peripheral surface of said developing sleeve, a developing material guide member extending generally along the peripheral surface of the developing sleeve, from a developing material supply portion toward a position where the developing sleeve is approaching the object to be developed, and a developing material amount restricting member for restricting the amount of the developing material transported over the surface of the developing material guide member, said developing material amount restricting member being disposed to confront said developing sleeve through an interval larger than an interval between the forward edge of said developing material guide member and the object to be developed.

Claim 17

A developing apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein said developing material guide member is provided to contact the peripheral surface of said developing sleeve.