Magnetic brush developing device

Claim 1

A magnetic brush developing device comprising a developing roller including a cylindrical stationary magnet and a sleeve rotatably mounted around said magnet, said developing roller being disposed adjacent the surface of a latent image bearing member, said cylindrical magnet having a developing magnetic pole facing the surface of said latent image forming member and transporting magnetic poles respectively disposed above and below said developing magnetic pole in adjacent relation thereto, said transporting magnetic poles being narrower in width than and having an opposite polarity to said developing magnetic pole, said cylindrical magnet having an auxiliary magnetic pole disposed adjacent the transporting magnetic pole, the polarity of said auxiliary magnetic pole being the same as that of said developing magnetic pole, a developer reservoir and a transporting roller including a second cylindrical stationary magnet and a second sleeve rotatably mounted around said second magnet, said transporting roller being disposed below said developing roller and adjacent said developer reservoir, said second cylindrical magnet having a first magnetic pole being of opposite polarity to and disposed adjacent to and in facing relation to said auxiliary magnetic pole to smooth the delivery of the developer from said transporting roller to said developing roller, said second cylindrical magnet having further poles to effect the delivery of said developer from said reservoir to said first magnetic pole.