TONER EXHAUSTING DEVICE, TONER CONTAINER, AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a toner near a toner outlet from dropping to the inside of an image forming device and contaminating the inside of the image forming device. SOLUTION: There are provided a hollow member and a feeding member that is disposed in the hollow member for feeding the toner. The toner outlet 52 for exhausting the toner that has been fed by the feeding member is formed in the hollow member. The toner outlet 52 is formed above the bottom surface of the hollow member. Since the toner outlet 52 is formed above the bottom surface of the hollow member, the toner near the toner outlet 52 does not drop to the inside of the image forming device when the toner containing unit is replaced, thereby preventing the toner from contaminating the inside of the image forming device. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI