The present invention provides a developing apparatus comprising a developer
bearing member for bearing developer, a spacer provided on a surface at an end
portion of the developer bearing member along a longitudinal direction, for maintaining
a constant gap between the developer bearing member and an image bearing member
for supplying the developer from the developer bearing member, a seal member for
regulating leakage of the developer toward the end portion of the developer bearing
member along the longitudinal direction, and a developer scraping member provided
at a portion overlapping with the seal member along the longitudinal direction
of the developer bearing member, contacting the developer bearing member, and wherein
the developer bearing member contacts a surface of the spacer.
