TONER CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner conveyance device which prevents scattering, electrostatic charging and grain coarsening of toner during conveyance of toner, also prevents an image defect by replenishing the toner at a constant rate with high accuracy, and further, achieves cost reduction and space saving without obstructing the flexibility of designing, and also to provide an image forming apparatus provided with the same. SOLUTION: The toner conveyance device includes: a toner capsule including a plurality of toner particles; a container storing the toner capsules; a conveyance path conveying the toner capsule; a branch outlet which guides the toner capsule to a developing container; a means of breaking a toner capsule surface; and a filter dividing the shell of the broken toner capsule and toner particle. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI