IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

• Main Authors: MITSUMATA AKINORI, HOSOHARA KAZUHIRO, YAMAGUCHI MASATOMO, KAWANAMI TAKEO, NOGAMI KAZUAKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 27.09.2023
• Subjects: CINEMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICS

To provide one form of an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus comprises: a first developing unit that has a first developer container and a first developing roller; a second developing unit that has a second developer container and a second developing roller; a first attachment part to which a first toner container is removably attached and has a first receiving frame body provided with a first receiving port; a second attachment part to which a second toner container is removably attached and has a second receiving frame body provided with a second receiving port; a first intermediate storage part that is below the first attachment part and communicates with the first receiving port; a second intermediate storage part that is below the second attachment part and communicates with the second receiving port; a first conveyance path that extends from the first intermediate storage part to the first developer container; first conveying means that conveys toner through the first conveyance path; a second conveyance path that extends from the second intermediate storage part to the first developer container; and second conveying means that conveys toner through the second conveyance path.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9 【課題】 画像形成装置の一形態を提供することができる。【解決手段】 第１現像容器と第１現像ローラを有する第１現像ユニットと、第２現像容器と第２現像ローラを有する第２現像ユニットと、第１トナー容器を着脱可能であり第１受入口が設けられた第１受入枠体を有する第１装着部と、第２トナー容器を着脱可能であり第２受入口が設けられた第２受入枠体を有する第２装着部と、前記第１装着部の下方にあって前記第１受入口と連通する第１中間収容部と、前記第２装着部の下方にあって前記第２受入口と連通する第２中間収容部と、前記第１中間収容部から前記第１現像容器まで延びる第１搬送路と、前記第１搬送路を介してトナーを搬送する第１搬送手段と、前記第２中間収容部から前記第１現像容器まで延びる第２搬送路と、前記第２搬送路を介してトナーを搬送する第２搬送手段と、を備えることを特徴とする。【選択図】 図９