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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A developing apparatus includes a developer carrier configured to carry developer, a developer container having a first chamber and a second chamber, a first conveying member provided in the first chamber, and including a first conveying unit and, on a downstream side in a first direction, a reverse conveying unit, a second conveying member, a discharge unit configured to discharge the developer, and a partition wall having a first communication port and a second communication port and configured to partition the first chamber and the second chamber. In addition, a plurality of protruding portions are provided so as to oppose the first conveying member at a position above a region between the first conveying unit and the reverse conveying unit in a vertical direction, each of the protruding portions extending along the first direction, wherein the plurality of protruding portions are arranged in a row in a direction orthogonal to the first direction.