Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP
Color electrographic apparatus with developing device having separated toner supply and recovery chambers
A color electrophotographic apparatus includes a photosensitive member, an exposing device for forming an image on the photosensitive member, developing devices for different colors, and a transfer member. The developing devices include a toner storing chamber, a toner carrying member for forming a toner layer, a regulating member for regulating an amount of toner attached to the toner carrying member, a toner supply chamber having a supply member therein, a toner recovery chamber having an rotating member therein, and a separating member for separating the toner supply chamber from the toner recovery chamber so that the toner supply chamber is disposable above the toner recovery chamber.
Hitachi, Ltd.
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Kazushige Tadashi Toru Masahiko Shoji
Oonishi Okano Miyasaka Saito Takeya