Toner supplying device

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1991-08-27

1994-04-26

Grimley, A. T.

Photocopying

Contact printing

Light boxes

355246, 355298, G03G 1506

Patent

active

053071280

ABSTRACT:
A toner supplying device for supplying toner to a developing device in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprises a toner hopper for containing and feeding new toner, a recycle device for introducing toner from a cleaner which collects residual toner on an electrostatic latent image carrying member to an outlet of the hopper or the vicinity thereof, a toner agitating chamber opposed to the outlet of the hopper and an outlet of the recycle device, a toner agitating member disposed in the toner agitating chamber, and a toner feeder for feeding the toner from the toner agitating chamber to the developing device.

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