DEVELOPER CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a variation in the amount of developer conveyed by a plurality of developer conveying members conveying developer compared with a case where the distance from the position to start conveyance of developer to a regulation part regulating the amount of developer to be conveyed is different among the plurality of developer conveying members.SOLUTION: A developer conveying device comprises: a plurality of first toner conveying parts (Y, M, C, and K) that convey developer in different colors respectively to a plurality of corresponding developing devices (Y, M, C, and K), where at least one toner conveying part 121Y has the distance to convey developer in the horizontal direction set different from those of the others; and conveyance amount regulation parts 125c that are provided respectively in the plurality of first toner conveying parts (Y, M, C, and K) to regulate the amount of developer to be conveyed by the respective first toner conveying parts (Y, M, C, and K). The distance from the position to start conveyance of developer to the conveyance amount regulation part 125c is set equal in the respective first toner conveying parts (Y, M, C, and K).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 16 【課題】現像剤を搬送する複数の現像剤搬送部材において現像剤の搬送開始位置から現像剤の搬送量を規制する規制部までの距離が異なる場合に比較して、複数の現像剤搬送部材における現像剤の搬送量のバラツキを低減する。【解決手段】色の異なる現像剤を対応する複数の現像装置（Ｙ、Ｍ、Ｃ、Ｋ）へそれぞれ搬送する複数のトナー搬送部であって、少なくとも１つのトナー搬送部１２１Ｙの水平方向への搬送距離が他と異なる距離に設定された複数の第１のトナー搬送部（Ｙ、Ｍ、Ｃ、Ｋ）と、複数の第１のトナー搬送部（Ｙ、Ｍ、Ｃ、Ｋ）にそれぞれ設けられ、各第１のトナー搬送部（Ｙ、Ｍ、Ｃ、Ｋ）によって搬送される現像剤の量を規制する搬送量規制部１２５ｃと、を備え、各第１のトナー搬送部（Ｙ、Ｍ、Ｃ、Ｋ）における現像剤の搬送開始位置から搬送量規制部１２５ｃまでの距離を等しく設定した。【選択図】図１６