DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress adhesion of an aggregate of toner to a developing member.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus 10 includes: a developing member 102 that develops a latent image formed on an image holding body 12 into a toner image with a liquid developer G containing a toner T and a carrier oil O; a storage body 140 that stores the liquid developer; a supply member 112 that is rotatably provided with the axial direction aligned with the developing member 102 and is partially immersed in the liquid developer G in the storage body 140 to supply the liquid developer G to the developing member 102; a regulation member 114 that regulates the amount of liquid developer and returns the liquid developer G absorbed by the supply member 112 to the inside of the storage body 140; a stirring member 120 that is arranged immersed in the liquid developer G stored in the storage body 140 to convey the liquid developer in a determined direction; and a contact member 130 that is attached to the stirring member 120 and rotates in contact with an inner wall 142 of the storage body 140 in association with the rotation of the stirring member 120. 【課題】本発明の課題は、現像部材へのトナーの凝集物の付着を抑制することである。【解決手段】画像形成装置１０は、像保持体１２に形成される潜像をトナーＴ及びキャリアオイルＯを含む液体現像剤Ｇによりトナー画像として現像する現像部材１０２と、液体現像剤を収容する収容体１４０と、現像部材１０２と軸方向を揃えて回転可能に設けられ、一部が収容体１４０の液体現像剤Ｇに浸かって、現像部材１０２に液体現像剤Ｇを供給する供給部材１１２と、液体現像剤の量を規制するともに、供給部材１１２で除去された液体現像剤Ｇを収容体１４０内に戻すと規制部材１１４と、収容体１４０に収容された液体現像剤Ｇに浸かって配置され、定められた方向に搬送する撹拌部材１２０と、撹拌部材１２０に取り付けられ、撹拌部材１２０の回転に伴い、収容体１４０の内壁１４２に接触しながら回転する接触部材１３０と、を備えている。【選択図】図２