In a configuration with a plurality of developing units, an influx of air
into one developing unit from another developing unit can be blocked with
a simple configuration. An operation section for a developing unit that
is not in operation rotates a developer roll in the reverse direction to
move developer accumulated on a pickoff pole, and fills a clearance
formed between a housing and the developer roll with the developer so
that the air flow of the developing unit that is not in operation is
blocked. Accordingly, even if a difference in pressure between a
developing unit that is in operation and a developing unit that is not in
operation occurs, an air flow from the developing unit in operation to
the developing unit not in operation is not apt to be formed, and an
influx of air into the developing unit that is not in operation is
blocked.