| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner replenishing mechanism capable of reducing toner residual quantity in a toner bottle by vibrating the toner bottle without increasing the number of parts and solving the problem of the increase of the number of parts and cost rising caused by the increase of the number of parts. SOLUTION: This toner replenishing mechanism 6 has the toner bottle 38 having a toner discharge port 38a, and a rotating and driving means 60 engaged with the bottom part 38h of the toner bottle 38 and rotating and driving the toner bottle 38 so that the toner may be discharged; and is provided in an image forming device having a developing means replenished with the toner from the toner bottle 38. The bottom part 38h and the means 60 are relatively moved by the attachment/detachment of 1st and 2nd engaging parts 62a and 38c, whereby the bottle 38 is vibrated. |
