G03G2215/0863

DEVELOPER CARRYING MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

A developer carrying member includes a shaft, a magnet, a sleeve, a flange, and adhesive. The height from the bottom surface of a second groove portion to the outer circumferential surface of a first fitting portion is greater than the height from the bottom surface of a first groove portion to the outer circumferential surface of the first fitting portion. The height from the bottom surface of a third groove portion to the outer circumferential surface of the first fitting portion is smaller than the height from the bottom surface of the second groove portion to the outer circumferential surface of the first fitting portion, and is equal to or greater than the height from the bottom surface of the first groove portion to the outer circumferential surface of the first fitting portion.