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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2023
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Tomohisa Soda, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A toner supply device includes a supply pipe, a first conveying pipe, a second conveying pipe, a first conveying member, a second conveying member, and a loosening member. The loosening member is arranged in the supply pipe reciprocatably in the extending direction of the supply pipe. The first and second conveying pipes are arranged side by side in a direction intersecting their extending directions so as to join together at a confluence portion to which the supply pipe is connected. The loosening member is coupled with each of the first and second conveying members at the confluence portion and extends inward of the supply pipe.