| 摘要 |
A developer replenishing apparatus (50) including a first developer container (51) for containing a developer to be replenished to a developing apparatus (4), a second developer container (57) for containing the developer to be replenished to the first developer container (51), a first replenishing mechanism (53) for replenishing the developer in the first developer container (51) to the developing apparatus (4), a second replenishing mechanism (58) for replenishing the developer in the second developer container (57) to the first developer container (51), a driving source (80) capable of simultaneously driving the first replenishing mechanism (53) and the second replenishing mechanism (58) wherein, at an operated state of the driving source (80), a replenishing amount of the developer per unit time from the second developer container (57) to the first developer container (51) is larger than a replenishing amount of the developer per unit time from the first developer container (51) to the developing apparatus (4). |
