摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner feeding system in which toner price is easily determined and paid thereby to reduce the physical distribution cost of the toner, and an image forming apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: In the toner feed system 1, a container for filling 30 filled with the toner, a transport means 20 transporting the toner filled in the container for filling 30 and an image forming apparatus 10 carrying out an image forming process by using the toner are provided. In the transport means 20, a flow meter 22 measuring the toner flow rate is contained and the flow rate of the toner fed from the container for filling 30 to the image forming apparatus 10 is measured. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO |