| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner supply apparatus configured to effectively prevent toner scattering with a simple and inexpensive configuration.SOLUTION: A toner supply apparatus 15 includes: a toner container 20 which is detachable from a device body 2; an exhaust apparatus 26 for discharging the air in the device body 2 to the outside; and an interlocking apparatus 27 including an interlocking shutter 80 which opens/closes a supply port 60 for connecting an outlet 52 of the toner container 20 with a developing apparatus 32 when the toner container 20 is attached or detached. The exhaust apparatus 26 includes an inlet 78 which communicates with an exhaust duct 70 for connecting the inside and the outside of the device body 2, and is arranged adjacent to the supply port 60. When the toner container 20 is attached to the device body 2, the interlocking apparatus 27 moves the interlocking shutter 80 to open the supply port 60 and to close the inlet 78. When the toner container 20 is detached from the device body 2, the interlocking apparatus 27 moves the interlocking shutter 80 to close the supply port 60 and to open the inlet 78.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6 |
