Developing device

Abstract

In a developer receiving portion 45, a receiving port 51 for receiving a liquid developer and a discharging port 57 for permitting discharge of the received liquid developer. A film forming electrode 44 is provided opposed to a developing roller 41 with a predetermined gap G and forms a film, on a surface of the developing roller 41, of the liquid developer supplied to the predetermined gap G through the discharging port 57. Further, the developer receiving portion 45 includes a partition plate 47 which partitions an inside space 45a, filled with the liquid developer supplied through the receiving port 51, into a first chamber 61 on the receiving port 51 side and a second chamber 62 on the discharging port 57 side. The partition plate 47 is provided with a plurality of communication ports 50 formed with respect to a liquid developer so as to communicate the first chamber 61 and the second chamber 62 with each other.

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