Patent ID: 7676188

Claim:
A developer conveying member comprising: a conveying member body that is rotated about a rotation axis to convey a developer in a conveying direction; an end-portion supporting member that supports the conveying member body and rotates; and a supported member of the conveying member body, the supported member being supported by the end-portion supporting member, the supported member including: a first radiation direction extending portion that extends in a first radial direction from the rotation axis of the conveying member body; and a second radiation direction extending portion that is formed continuously with an inner end portion of the first radiation direction extending portion in the first radial direction, and that extends in a second radial direction from the rotation axis of the conveying member body, the second radial direction being inclined with respect to the first radial direction, the end-portion supporting member including: a cylindrical portion that includes a supporting portion supporting the supported member of the conveying member body, and the supporting portion including: a through hole that supports the second radiation direction extending portion, that is formed penetratingly from an axial recess to an outside of the cylindrical portion in the second radial direction, and that has an outer diameter that is larger than outer diameters of the first and second radiation direction extending portions; and a groove that supports the first radiation direction extending portion, that is formed penetratingly from an axial recess to an outside of the cylindrical portion in the first radial direction, and that is formed until an end portion of the cylindrical portion with a width being larger than the outer diameter of the first radiation direction extending portion.