Claims
- 1. A developing device comprising:
- a toner carrier for developing a latent image formed on a latent image carrier, an outer surface of said toner carrier opposing said latent image carrier, at least said outer surface of said toner carrier being formed by a foamed member;
- a supply member for supplying toner to said toner carrier, said supply member being pressingly contacted with said toner carrier while moving relative to said toner carrier; and
- a regulation member for thinning toner supplied onto said toner carrier, said regulation member being slidably contacted with said toner carrier,
- wherein a hardness of said toner carrier is less than at least that of said supply member.
- 2. The developing device according to claim 1, wherein said supply member is formed by a rigid member.
- 3. The developing device according to claim 2, wherein said regulation member is formed by a rigid member.
- 4. The developing device according to claim 1, wherein the foamed member has a hardness of 40 deg. (JIS A) or less.
- 5. The developing device according to claim 2, wherein the foamed member has a hardness of 40 deg. (JIS A) or less.
- 6. The developing device according to claim 3, wherein the foamed member has a hardness of 40 deg. (JIS A) or less.
- 7. The developing device according to claim 4, wherein said foamed member has a developing nip length of at least 1 mm.
- 8. The developing device according to claim 5, wherein said foamed member has a developing nip length of at least 1 mm.
- 9. The developing device according to claim 6, wherein said foamed member has a developing nip length of at least 1 mm.
- 10. The developing device according to claim 4, wherein said toner carrier exerts a developing pressure of not more than 5 g/mm.
- 11. The developing device according to claim 5, wherein said toner carrier exerts a developing pressure of not more than 5 g/mm.
- 12. The developing device according to claim 6, wherein said toner carrier exerts a developing pressure of not more than 5 g/mm.
- 13. The developing device according to claim 7, wherein said toner carrier exerts a developing pressure of not more than 5 g/mm.
- 14. The developing device according to claim 8, wherein said toner carrier exerts a developing pressure of not more than 5 g/mm.
- 15. The developing device according to claim 9, wherein said toner carrier exerts a developing pressure of not more than 5 g/mm.
- 16. The developing device according to claim 1, wherein the contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member is below the rotation center of said toner carrier, the contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is above the rotation center of said toner carrier, an angle defined between a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and a contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member and a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and said contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
- 17. The developing device according to claim 2, wherein the contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member is below the rotation center of said toner carrier, the contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is above the rotation center of said toner carrier, an angle defined between a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and a contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member and a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and said contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
- 18. The developing device according to claim 3, wherein the contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member is below the rotation center of said toner carrier, the contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is above the rotation center of said toner carrier, an angle defined between a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and a contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member and a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and said contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
- 19. The developing device according to claim 4, wherein the contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member is below the rotation center of said toner carrier, the contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is above the rotation center of said toner carrier, an angle defined between a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and a contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member and a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and said contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
- 20. The developing device according to claim 5, wherein the contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member is below the rotation center of said toner carrier, the contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is above the rotation center of said toner carrier, an angle defined between a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and a contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member and a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and said contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
- 21. The developing device according to claim 6, wherein the contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member is below the rotation center of said toner carrier, the contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is above the rotation center of said toner carrier, an angle defined between a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and a contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member and a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and said contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
- 22. The developing device according to claim 7, therein the contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member is below the rotation center of said toner carrier, the contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is above the rotation center of said toner carrier, an angle defined between a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and a contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member and a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and said contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
- 23. The developing device according to claim 8, wherein the contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member is below the rotation center of said toner carrier, the contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is above the rotation center of said toner carrier, an angle defined between a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and a contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member and a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and said contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
- 24. The developing device according to claim 9, wherein the contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member is below the rotation center of said toner carrier, the contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is above the rotation center of said toner carrier, an angle defined between a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and a contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member and a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and said contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
- 25. The developing device according to claim 10, wherein the contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member is below the rotation center of said toner carrier, the contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is above the rotation center of said toner carrier, an angle defined between a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and a contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member and a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and said contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
- 26. The developing device according to claim 11, wherein the contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member is below the rotation center of said toner carrier, the contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is above the rotation center of said toner carrier, an angle defined between a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and a contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member and a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and said contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
- 27. The developing device according to claim 12, wherein the contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member is below the rotation center of said toner carrier, the contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is above the rotation center of said toner carrier, an angle defined between a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and a contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member and a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and said contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
- 28. The developing device according to claim 13, wherein the contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member is below the rotation center of said toner carrier, the contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is above the rotation center of said toner carrier, an angle defined between a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and a contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member and a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and said contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
- 29. The developing device according to claim 14, wherein the contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member is below the rotation center of said toner carrier, the contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is above the rotation center of said toner carrier, an angle defined between a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and a contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member and a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and said contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
- 30. The developing device according to claim 15, therein the contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member is below the rotation center of said toner carrier, the contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is above the rotation center of said toner carrier, an angle defined between a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and a contacting point between said toner carrier and said supply member and a line connecting a rotation center of said toner carrier and said contacting point between said toner carrier and said regulation member is between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/070,198 filed Jun. 2, 1993 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,557,060.
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