| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To securely prevent the generation of an abnormal noise from a powder conveyance path through which a powder is conveyed.SOLUTION: A toner conveying device 50 according to the present invention conveys a toner T recovered from photoreceptor cleaning devices 5Y, 5M, 5C, and 5K as recovery parts that recover a toner remaining on image carriers 1Y, 1M, 1C, and 1K to a waste toner bottle 90 as a retaining part that is provided in an image forming apparatus body 101, and includes a conveyance path 51 (conveyance paths 53) that communicate(s) with the photoreceptor cleaning devices and the waste toner bottle 90, conveying members 60 that are rotatably provided respectively in the conveyance paths (53), driving sources 70 that drive to rotate the conveying members 60, and slide members 80 that are each disposed on an inner wall surface 53a of each of the conveyance paths 53 facing each of the conveying members 60. |
