IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND DEVELOPER REPLENISHING METHOD

摘要

An image forming device is provided with a powder replenishing means (23) for replenishing a powder containing at least a tonner, a developing means (11) developes an electrostatic latent image by agitating and carrying a developer containing the powder replenished by the powder replenishing means (23), a toner amount detecting means (31) which is provided on the carrying route connecting the powder replenishing means (23) with the developing means (11) and detects the amount of the toner per unit volume to be replenished to the developing means (11), and a control means (6) which adjusts a correction amount of a reference replenishment amount by the powder replenishing means (23) on the basis of the amount of the toner per unit volume detected by the toner amount detecting means (31).