| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner separation device capable of more efficiently separating toner from a developer including toner and carrier, and an image forming apparatus equipped with the separating unit. <P>SOLUTION: The toner separation device is equipped with electrode plates for reducing adsorptive power between toner and carrier in a surplus developer due to electrostatic charge before delivery of the surplus developer to a first cyclone unit 9. The electrostatically adsorbed toner and carrier, and toner particles can be swirled in the cyclone in a state of individually separated particles. Consequently, the toner separated from the carrier can be efficiently recovered and effectively reused. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |
