摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure a center distance to a take-up member and to reliably take up a toner seal up to the end even if a load change is brought about at the start of peeling and at the end of peeling when the toner seal is peeled. <P>SOLUTION: A developing device includes a developing vessel having a holding part for holding a take-up member and a toner vessel containing toner and having a discharge hole made to supply the toner to the developing vessel and a toner seal member for sealing the discharge hole, wherein a bearing member which is attached to the developing vessel and freely rotatably supports at least one of a developing roller and a toner supply roller for supplying the toner to the developing roller has a means to transfer drive to the above take-up member. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |