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Title:
DEVELOPER REPLENISHING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH09311535
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a developer replenishing device capable of reducing the quantity of toner sticking to and remaining on the inwall of a toner container.

A ring gear 5 is provided in a part on the side of the outflow port 2 of a toner bottle 1 and engaged with a driving gear 7 attached to the output shaft of an electric motor 6. The driving gear 7 is structured to lack a total of four teeth at intervals of an angle of 90°, out of a series of teeth 7a. Then, vibration is imparted by the lacked parts 7b, during the rotation of the toner bottle 1 and the falling off of the toner stuck on the inwall of the bottle 1 is accelerated by the vibration.


Inventors:
KOIDE TSUNETARO
Application Number:
JP14858196A
Publication Date:
December 02, 1997
Filing Date:
May 20, 1996
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
RICOH KK
International Classes:
G03G15/08; (IPC1-7): G03G15/08; G03G15/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
池浦 敏明 (外1名)