Patent ID: 6701113
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A developer carrying member comprising:a rotation shaft portion; a first carrying member for carrying developer, said first carrying member being formed on said rotation shaft portion; and a second carrying member for carrying the developer, said second carrying member being formed on said rotation shaft portion on a downstream side in a developer carrying direction, said second carrying member being equipped with a carrying surface having an intersection angle with respect to a lengthwise direction of said rotation shaft portion in a state such that no load is applied to said second carrying member, and such that said second carrying member does not abut against an inner wall of a developer containing container, wherein said first and said second carrying members carry the developer in the lengthwise direction by rotation of said rotation shaft portion, and wherein a rigidity of said second carrying member is higher than a rigidity of said first carrying member.