| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner conveying device, disposed in a color printing enabled image forming apparatus and capable of preventing dispersion of toner occurring in removal of an intermediate hopper as a maintenance target from a developing device. <P>SOLUTION: The toner conveying device comprises a plurality of intermediate hoppers 30 storing toner, and one retainer 40 holding a plurality of intermediate hoppers 30, and the toner stored in each of the intermediate hoppers 30 is supplied to a plurality of developing devices 50, corresponding to the intermediate hoppers 30 through the retainer 40. Each of the intermediate hoppers 30 is attached removably to the retainer 40 individually. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT |
