摘要:
A developing device (60A) includes a rotatable developer carrying member (60b) for carrying a developer (t) to develop an electrostatic image formed on an image bearing member (1) with the developer; non-rotatable magnetic field generating means, disposed inside the developer carrying member, for magnetically attracting the developer on the developer carrying member; a regulating member (60c) for regulating an amount of the developer carried on the developer carrying member, wherein the developer carrying member is provided with a surface elastic layer (60b2), and the developer carrying member is press-contacted to the image bearing member, and wherein the developer is an one component magnetic toner which is regulated by the regulating member, in case of having an average circularity of not less than 0.965, to an amount of developer per unit area of the developer carrying member of 5 - 14 g/m 2 , so that the amount of electric charge thereof is 10 - 50 µC/g, and in case of having an average circularity of less than 0.965, to a developer amount per unit area of the developer carrying member of 8 - 15 g/cm 2 , whereby the charge thereof is 13 - 23 µC/g.