摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for efficiently supplying powder toner to the developing part of an image forming apparatus from a toner housing container, having a reducible volume which is filled with the powder toner. SOLUTION: The container, made of a flexible material with the volume reducible by >=60%, is filled with the powder toner indicating <=5,000 ppm/g water container, when the toner is left to stand in an atmosphere of 30 deg.C and 60% RH for 24 hours. The toner, housed in the container, is sucked and transported with air flow by a suction pump and introduced into the developing part of the image forming apparatus.</p> |