| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner replenishment device capable of avoiding the size increase of the device and sufficiently securing a storage amount of toner and to provide an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: A toner replenishment device 50 replenishes toner supplied from a toner cartridge into a developing device. The toner replenishment device 50 includes toner circulation members 52 and 53 which convey and circulate the toner in a rotation axis direction, a toner conveyance member 54 which conveys the toner, and a toner replenishment member 55 which replenishes the toner conveyed by the toner conveyance member 54 into the developing device. The toner circulation members 52 and 53 are provided in a toner circulation holding area A for circulating the toner. The toner conveyance member 54 and the toner replenishment member 55 are provided in a toner replenishment area B for supplying the toner into the developing device. The toner circulation holding area A and the toner replenishment area B are partitioned by a partition wall 62 including an opening 62a vertically below.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6 |
