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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A developer transporting device includes a first transport passage through which a developer is transported in a first direction along a direction oriented downwardly in a direction of gravity, and a second transport passage which communicates with the first transport passage on a downstream side of the first transport passage and through which the developer is transported in a second direction along a direction oriented upwardly. The first transport passage is provided with a first transport force generating member which generates a transport force for transporting the developer in the first direction, and the second transport passage is provided with a second transport force generating member which generates a transport force for transporting the developer in the second direction.