| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the number of drive motors for transmitting drive force to respective toner containers and then to transmit the drive force of the drive motor to the developer dispensing member of each toner container independently of the other. <P>SOLUTION: The replenishment switching mechanism for the toner containers 20 attachably/detachably attached to a plurality of developing devices 134 provided in a printer 10 respectively corresponding to them, respectively dispensing and supplying developer to each developing device 134 through a developer dispensing port 462 and equipped with a dispensation spare chamber V2 inside is equipped with: the developer dispensing member 50 provided corresponding to the developer dispensing port 462 of the toner container 20; and the drive motor 70 disposed by one every two toner containers 20 and transmitting the drive force to the developer dispensing member 50. A pair of developer dispensing members 50 provided in each of the two toner containers 20 to which the drive force is imparted by one drive motor 70 is constituted to dispense the developer by being driven in opposite directions to each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |
