CPC G03G 21/1814 (2013.01) [G03G 15/0891 (2013.01); G03G 21/1842 (2013.01)] | 5 Claims |
1. A process cartridge comprising:
a photosensitive member unit including a photosensitive drum on which an electrostatic latent image is formed and a frame that supports the photosensitive drum; and
a developing unit that is attachable to and detachable from the photosensitive member unit,
wherein the developing unit includes:
a developing roller that supplies toner to the photosensitive drum and collects the toner remaining on a surface of the photosensitive drum;
a housing in which an accommodating space that accommodates the toner is formed, the housing including a first bottom portion that has an arc shape and that projects toward an outer side of the accommodating space and a second bottom portion that has an arc shape and that projects toward the outer side of the accommodating space, in a state in use;
a first conveyance member that conveys the toner toward the developing roller and that is disposed above the first bottom portion in a state in use; and
a second conveyance member that conveys the toner toward the first conveyance member,
wherein the first conveyance member includes a rotation shaft, a first stirring blade, and a second stirring blade, the first stirring blade and the second stirring blade being respectively inclined at different angles relative to an axis line of the rotation shaft such that the toner is conveyed toward a center portion of the accommodating space in the axis line direction of the rotation shaft.
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