Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Developing device and image forming apparatus
A developing device includes a developer supply part and a developer collecting part, wherein the developer supply part has a developer inlet port for introducing a developer supplied from a reservoir into the developer supply part and a developer extraction port provided on the side of the developer inlet port to remove a portion of the developer so as to define a quantity of the developer to be introduced in the developer supply part, and wherein the developer extraction port and the developer collecting part are connected to the reservoir.
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
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Yasuo Junichi Natsumi Hiroshi Tomoya
Takuma Matsumoto Matsue Kikuchi Ohmura