| abstract |
A developing device is provided including a developer bearing member configured in close proximity to or contacting the surface of the photosensitive member, a developer supplying member arranged in a developer supplying section and configured to supply the surface of the photosensitive member with developer, a developer storing section arranged above the developer supplying section to store the developer, an inlet arranged above the developer supplying member through which developer is transferred from the developer storing section to the developer supplying section, and a developer regulating member configured to regulate the thickness of the developer on the surface of the developer bearing member, wherein no portion of the inlet is overlaps the regulating member in the vertical direction. |