DEVELOPER CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus that, when the pressure inside a unit is reduced, prevents a developer from clogging a connection part of the unit and a developer conveying device.SOLUTION: A developer conveying device comprises: a conveyance path 60 that is connected to...
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| Zusammenfassung: | PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus that, when the pressure inside a unit is reduced, prevents a developer from clogging a connection part of the unit and a developer conveying device.SOLUTION: A developer conveying device comprises: a conveyance path 60 that is connected to a recovery port recovering a developer from cleaning devices 5, 34, and 35 and a discharge port 70 discharging a developer from a unit 4, and conveys the developer to a recovery unit 50; and airflow generation means that generates an airflow from the upstream to the downstream of the conveyance path.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8
【課題】 ユニットの内圧が減圧された場合に、ユニットと現像剤搬送装置との接続部に現像剤が詰まることを防止する画像形成装置を提供する。【解決手段】 クリーニング装置５，３４，３５からの現像剤を回収する回収口、及びユニット４からの現像剤を排出する排出口７０に接続され、現像剤を回収器５０に搬送する搬送経路６０を有する現像剤搬送装置において、前記搬送経路の上流から下流へ気流を発生させる気流発生手段を有する。【選択図】図８ |
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