摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner replenishment device capable of obtaining a toner path of an appropriate size without making the diameter of an inserting/edjecting member into a large diameter, and to provide an image forming device. <P>SOLUTION: The toner replenishment device comprises: a tube-shaped nozzle 40 to be inserted/ejected to/from a toner storage 20; and an air pump 30 for feeding air into the toner storage 20 via the nozzle 40. The nozzle 40 is provided with a passage 41 used for an air passage through which the air to be fed into the toner storage 20 passes and also served for a toner passage through which the toner to be discharged from the toner storage . <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI |