Developing device and image forming apparatus

Abstract

A developing device includes a housing, an image bearer, a developer bearer, a suction port, and a toner receiver. The housing contains a developer including toner. The image bearer forms a latent image of the toner. The developer bearer bears the developer and supplies the toner. The suction port is disposed below the developer bearer to suck the toner outside the housing. The toner receiver is disposed below the suction port to receive the toner outside the housing. The toner receiver has a first angle between a line segment connecting a tip end of the toner receiver protruding from the housing and a lowermost end of the suction port and a horizontal line extending horizontally from the tip end of the toner receiver toward the housing. The toner receiver receives the toner having an angle of repose as a second angle. The first angle is larger than the second angle.

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