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PROCESS CARTRIDGE, DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

  • US 20130209137A1
  • Filed: 12/21/2012
  • Published: 08/15/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, said process cartridge comprising:

  • a rotatable image bearing member for carrying a latent image; and

    a developing device for developing the latent image with a developer,said developing device including,a rotatable developer carrying member for developing the latent image formed on said image bearing member with a developer,a rotatable developer feeding member for supplying the developer to said developer carrying member,a developer accommodating chamber for accommodating the developer,a rotatable developer stirring member for stirring the developer accommodated in said developer accommodating chamber,a developer carrying member gear provided on a shaft of the developer carrying member,a developer feeding member gear provided on a shaft of the developer feeding member,a developer stirring member gear provided on a shaft of the developer stirring member, anda transmission member for transmitting a driving force to said developer carrying member, said developer feeding member and said developer stirring member,wherein said transmission member includes a first gear for transmitting the driving force to said developer carrying member gear, a second gear for transmitting the driving force to said developer feeding member gear, and a third gear for transmitting the driving force to said developer stirring member gear, in which said first gear, said second gear and said third gear are integrally molded.

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