Patent ID: 8862033

Claim:
A developer transport device comprising: a developer transport member having a transport portion and a driven shaft, the transport portion being formed in the developer transport member and transporting a developer, the driven shaft having a drive receiving gear attached to the driven shaft and a first shaft portion near the drive receiving gear, a rotational force being transmitted to the drive receiving gear; a transport pipe having a transport space formed in the transport pipe, the transport space housing at least part of the developer transport member, the transport portion being formed in the part of the developer transport member, the developer being transported through the transport space; a drive shaft having a drive transmitting gear attached to the drive shaft and a second shaft portion near the drive transmitting gear, the drive transmitting gear being engaged with the drive receiving gear so as to transmit the rotational force; and a bearing member having a first bearing and a second bearing, the first bearing supporting the first shaft portion, and the second bearing supporting the second shaft portion, wherein, the axis of the drive shaft does not intersect and is non-parallel to the axis of the driven shaft of the developer transport member, and wherein the first bearing and the second bearing are integrally formed with the bearing member, and wherein the second bearing is arranged on an outer side of the drive transmitting gear in a drive transmitting direction along an axis direction of the drive shaft.