Patent ID: 7890032

Claim:
A developing apparatus comprising: a developer carrying member, which carries a developer thereon; a developer supplying member configured to supply the developer to said developer carrying member, said developer supplying member being disposed in a position in which a surface of said developer supplying member is out of contact with a surface of said developer carrying member in a closest position between said developer carrying member and said developer supplying member; a scraping member, which contacts said developer carrying member upstream of the closest position with respect to a surface movement direction of said developer carrying member to scrape off the developer from said developer carrying member; a holding portion configured to hold said scraping member, one end of said holding portion being connected to a developing frame, and the other end of said holding portion in contact with said developer supplying member, wherein a developer supplying portion is formed by being surrounded by said scraping member, said developer carrying member and said developer supplying member for supplying the developer from said developer supplying member to said developer carrying member; and a collecting passage configured to direct the developer scraped off by said scraping member in a direction away from the closest position.