| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a development ghost, to always secure stable image density, and to obtain an image of high image quality by making developer smoothly flow inside a developing device. <P>SOLUTION: The developing device is provided with a developer carrier 41, a transport screw 43, a stirring screw 44, a peeling roller 45 and a recovering roller 46. A recovering wall member 405 for transporting the developer recovered by the peeling roller 45 to the recovering screw 46 is arranged under the peeling roller 45. The shortest distance d1 in a developer transport area where the member 405 and the roller 45 face each other and the shortest distance d2 in an area where the member 405 and the developer carrier 41 face each other satisfy a condition [d1≥d2]. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO |
