Patent ID: 6438347
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A developing device including a developing-member supporting frame comprising:a developer carrier for carrying a developer; and a control member for controlling a thickness of the developer on said developer carrier, said control member comprising: an abutting member abutting against a reference plane of a main body of the developing device, said abutting member being supported at opposing ends of a supporting frame; an elastic member overlapping said abutting member, wherein said elastic member is inclined at an angle relative to said abutting member at a center portion of the supporting frame with an inclination against said abutting member in the center portion, said elastic member being urged toward said developer carrier, a width in a center portion of overlapped sections of said elastic member and said abutting member being wider than a width at both ends of the overlapped sections; and an overlap member overlapping said elastic member.