| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact and inexpensive image forming device which is free from maintenance, and excellent in resource saving. SOLUTION: A process unit provided with at least a developing unit 1, an image carrier 2 and a cleaning means 3, and a toner supply means 13 are disposed so as to be freely loaded and unloaded with respect to an equipment main body. Then, a first carrying means 10 unidirectionally moving recovered toner, a second carrying means 14 moving the recovered toner to the supply means 13, a first stirring means 15 carrying and stirring new toner supplied from the supply means 13 and a second stirring means 16 stirring and mixing the recovered toner fed by the carrying means 14 and the new toner are arranged in the cleaning means 3. By supplying the toner to a developing means while stirring and mixing the recovered toner and the new toner, the toner can be recycled without deteriorating image quality and soiling an image. |
