| 摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To restrain such a wrong determination that a deposit storing amount reaches a predetermined amount. <P>SOLUTION: This toner recovery device 17 includes a toner storing part 72 having a recovery opening 51 and receiving toner removed from a toner support 13 and entering from the recovery opening, an auger 80 rotated around a predetermined rotating shaft in the toner storing part to thereby deliver the toner stored in the toner storing part in the delivery direction along the rotating shaft, and a detected part 81 provided on the forward end side in the delivery direction of the auger, storing the toner delivered by the auger, and taking the stored toner as a detection object of a toner detecting means 15. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT</p> |
