Developer supplying apparatus

Details Developer supplying apparatus Developer supplying apparatus

2006-10-10

2009-10-06

Lee, Susan S (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Image formation

Development

C399S262000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07599648

ABSTRACT:
A developer supplying apparatus of the present invention includes a toner bottle and a bottle supporting member which supports the toner bottle so that the toner bottle can rotate in a peripheral surface direction. The toner bottle has a bottle-side toner discharging opening for discharging a developer stored therein, and a groove portion for conveying the stored toner toward the bottle-side toner discharging opening by rotation of the toner bottle in the peripheral surface direction. The bottle supporting member has (i) a toner discharging chamber for temporarily storing the toner discharged from the bottle-side toner discharging opening of the toner bottle and (ii) a supporting body-side toner discharging opening for discharging the toner, stored in the toner discharging chamber, by rotation of a scraper of the toner bottle. Thus, it is possible to realize the developer supplying apparatus which can stably supply the toner at high speed.

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U.S. Appl. No. 11/544,678, filed Oct. 10, 2006, entitled “Developer Supplying Apparatus”.
U.S. Appl. No. 11/544,042, filed Oct. 6, 2006, entitled “Developer Supplying Apparatus”.

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