摘要 |
A developing blade member for regulating a thickness of a layer of a developer on a peripheral surface of a rotatable developing roller enclosing a magnet roller, wherein a scraper for scraping the developer toward longitudinally inside of the developing roller is provided at a longitudinal end of the developing roller, the developing blade member including an elastic member for regulating the thickness of the layer of the developer on the peripheral surface of the developing roller; a metal plate for supporting the elastic member; a projection projecting toward the developing roller, the projection being provided at each of longitudinal ends of the metal plate, wherein an inside end of the projection, with respect to the longitudinal direction of the developing roller, is disposed inside of an inside end of the scraper and in a non-image-formation region.
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