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Monocomponent developing device
Assignee: Minolta Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-12-26
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Granted: 1991-10-22
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Expires: 2010-12-26
Abstract
Abstract A monocomponent developing device for use in the electrophotographic image forming apparatus, which comprises a developing roller rotatably supported so as to confront a rotatably supported photoreceptor, a toner supply means for supplying toner onto the developing roller, a regulating member held in contact with a surface of the developing roller and operable to triboelectrically charge the toner, supplied onto the surface of the photoreceptor, while regulating the amount of the toner, and a coating film formed on at least a portion of a surface of the regulating member which is held in contact with the developing roller. The coating film has the same polarity in triboelectric series as that of the toner and is abradable after repetition of developing with a surface of the regulating member consequently exposed.
Inventors
- 👤 Masashi Yamamoto
- 👤 Toshimitsu Fujiwara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 10:27
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/06; G03G15/08; G03G15/0806; G03G15/0812; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/001; Y10S430/104
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A monocomponent developing device comprising. a developing roller rotatably provided and confronting a rotatable photoreceptor; a supplying means for supplying a toner onto said developing roller; a regulating member in contact with the surface of the developing roller for frictionally charging the toner supplied onto the developing roller while regulating the amount of the toner; and a coating film provided on the surface of said regulating member at least in a portion contacting with the developing roller and having the same polarity in triboelectric series as the toner, said coating film being so formed to be abraded away so that the surface of the regulating member exposes after repetition of developing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A monocomponent developing device comprising. a developing roller rotatably provided and confronting a rotatable photoreceptor; a supplying means for supplying a toner onto said developing roller; a regulating member in contact with the surface of the developing roller for frictionally charging the toner supplied onto the developing roller while regulating the amount of the toner; and a coating film provided on the surface of said regulating member at least in a portion contacting with the developing roller and having the same polarity in triboelectric series as the toner, said coating film being so formed to be abraded away so that the surface of the regulating member exposes after repetition of developing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said coating film restrains the triboelectricity with the regulating member of the toner.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said coating film has a thickness of 0.2 to 3 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said coating film is formed by an electric deposition method.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said coating film is composed of a mixture of material having the same polarity in triboelectric series as the toner and a resin for delaying the abrasion of said material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, which is accommodated in a unit integrally with a photoreceptor and a cleaner.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
94 words
A monocomponent developing device comprising. a developing roller rotatably provided and confronting a rotatable photoreceptor; a supplying means for supplying a toner onto said developing roller; a regulating member in contact with the surface of the developing roller for frictionally charging the toner supplied onto the developing roller while regulating the amount of the toner; and a coating film provided on the surface of the regulating member at least in a portion contacting with the developing roller for adjusting the amount of the triboelectricity by the regulating member of the toner during the development.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
94 words
A monocomponent developing device comprising. a developing roller rotatably provided and confronting a rotatable photoreceptor; a supplying means for supplying a toner onto said developing roller; a regulating member in contact with the surface of the developing roller for frictionally charging the toner supplied onto the developing roller while regulating the amount of the toner; and a coating film provided on the surface of the regulating member at least in a portion contacting with the developing roller for adjusting the amount of the triboelectricity by the regulating member of the toner during the development.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
The device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said coating film has the same polarity in triboelectric series as the toner and being so formed to be abraded away so that the surface of the regulating member exposes following repetition of developing.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
128 words
A monocomponent developing device comprising: a developing roller rotatably provided and confronting a rotatable photoreceptor; a supplying means for supplying a toner onto said developing roller; a regulating member in contact with the surface of the developing roller for frictionally charging the toner supplied onto the developing roller while regulating the amount of the toner; and a coating film provided on the surface of the regulating member at least in a portion contacting with the developing roller and being so formed to be abraded away so that the surface of the regulating member exposes after repetition of developing, said coating film composed of a mixture of a material having the same polarity in triboelectric series as the toner and a resin for delaying the abrasion of said material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
128 words
A monocomponent developing device comprising: a developing roller rotatably provided and confronting a rotatable photoreceptor; a supplying means for supplying a toner onto said developing roller; a regulating member in contact with the surface of the developing roller for frictionally charging the toner supplied onto the developing roller while regulating the amount of the toner; and a coating film provided on the surface of the regulating member at least in a portion contacting with the developing roller and being so formed to be abraded away so that the surface of the regulating member exposes after repetition of developing, said coating film composed of a mixture of a material having the same polarity in triboelectric series as the toner and a resin for delaying the abrasion of said material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the weight percent of said resin is 20 to 60 wt %.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the resin contained in the coating film is ketonic resin.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said coating film has a thickness of 0.2 to 3 μm.
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