Patent ID: 9081330
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A developing device comprising: a developing-device body that includes a supply opening to which toner is supplied; and a transporting member that is provided in the developing-device body, the transporting member transporting the toner and a carrier while stirring the toner and the carrier, wherein the transporting member includes a rotating shaft, a first transporting section, and a second transporting section, the first transporting section and the second transporting section being spirally formed around the rotating shaft, wherein the number of spirals of the first transporting section is less than the number of spirals of the second transporting section, wherein at least a portion of the first transporting section opposes the supply opening of the developing-device body, and wherein the second transporting section is formed at a portion other than the first transporting section that opposes the supply opening, wherein a plurality of the second transporting sections are provided adjacent to each other, wherein a gap is provided between the second transporting sections that are adjacent to each other, and wherein positions of the second transporting sections that are adjacent to each other are shifted from each other in a peripheral direction thereof.