Patent ID: 8874010

Claim:
A developing device usable with an image forming apparatus, said developing device comprising: a developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on a photosensitive drum using toner; a toner container for accommodating the toner; an opening, provided in said toner container, for supplying the toner to said developing roller; a toner feeding member having feeding surfaces for feeding the toner to said opening; an urging member for urging said toner feeding member; and a movable member movable between a position for moving said toner feeding member against an urging force of said urging member and a position for permitting said toner feeding member to move by the urging force of said urging member, wherein a region between said urging member and said opening is a region in which said toner feeding member is not provided with said feeding surfaces, said feeding surfaces are provided at opposite sides of said urging member with respect to an axial direction of said developing roller, and said feeding surfaces are inclined relative to a movement direction of said feeding member to feed the toner to said region not provided with said feeding surfaces.