Toner replenishing apparatus and image forming apparatus
US8055163B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0852
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A toner replenishing apparatus is provided. The toner replenishing apparatus includes a toner replenishing container for replenishing toner stored therein to a developing section by a rotation of the container itself, a toner scraping member provided to be movable without being fixed in the toner replenishing container and to rub against an inner wall surface of the container, including a plurality of magnetic bodies arranged in a predetermined direction and a support section that extends in an arranging direction of the magnetic bodies and supports an one end portion of each of the magnetic bodies, and a magnet for attracting the magnetic bodies with a magnetic force, disposed along an outer peripheral surface of the toner replenishing container.
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