Image forming machine toner replenishing device capable of agitating the toner to avoid toner stagnation

摘要

A toner replenishing device for an image forming machine has a hopper housing with a toner agitating passageway and a toner carrying passageway, a toner agitator disposed in the toner agitating passageway for agitating recovered toner and fresh toner supplied to the toner agitating passageway and lifting them to the toner carrying passageway, and a toner carrier disposed in the toner carrying passageway for carrying the recovered toner and the fresh toner agitated and lifted by the toner agitator. The toner agitator has a first paddle disposed in a first end part of the toner agitating passageway, and a second paddle disposed on the other end part side of the toner agitating passageway and adjacent to the first paddle. The first paddle has the function of sending the toner to the other end part side of the toner agitating passageway, while the second paddle has the function of sending the toner to the first end part side of the toner agitating passageway.