Patent ID: 8588657
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A developing device comprising: a developer tank that contains developer, the developer tank including a partition, an internal space of the developer tank being partitioned by the partition into a first conveying path extending along a longitudinal direction of the partition, a second conveying path being opposite to the first conveying path with the partition interposed therebetween, a first communication path through which the first conveying path and the second conveying path communicates with each other on a side of one end in the longitudinal direction of the partition, and a second communication path through which the first conveying path and the second conveying path communicates with each other on a side of the other end in the longitudinal direction of the partition; a first developer conveying section that is disposed in the first developer conveying path and conveys the developer in the developer tank from the side of the other end toward the side of the one end in the longitudinal direction of the partition, the first developer conveying section including: a second developer conveying section that is disposed in the second conveying path and conveys the developer in the developer tank from the side of the one end toward the side of the other end in the longitudinal direction of the partition; and a developing roller that bears the developer and supplies the developer to an image bearing member, the developing roller facing the second conveying path.