Patent ID: 7778576

Claim:
A development device comprising: a developer container reserving a liquid developer containing toner particles and a carrier liquid; a developer supporting member for supporting the liquid developer; a developer supply member for supplying the developer supporting member with the liquid developer; an agitating member disposed in the developer container and for supplying the developer supply member with the liquid developer; and a developer supporting member cleaning member for removing the liquid developer on the developer supporting member, wherein the developer container includes a first developer holding section having at least one communication section for making the liquid developer flow in, a second developer holding section for reserving the liquid developer recovered by the developer supporting member cleaning member, and a partition member for partitioning between the first developer holding section and the second developer holding section, and wherein the partition member is a wall shared by the first and second developer holding sections having at least one flowing section disposed at a position shifted from the communication section, the partition member is aligned in parallel to an axial direction of the rotation of the agitating member and allows the liquid developer to move between the first developer holding section and the second developer holding section, and the uppermost surface of the partition member extends above the first and second developer holding sections.