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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2007
Yasuyuki Ishiguro, Higashiosaka, JP;
Takeshi Okuda, Kizugawa, JP;
Takeshi Wakabayashi, Kizugawa, JP;
Jun Yamaguchi, Ikoma, JP;
Hiroshi Kawahito, Kitakatsuragi, JP;
Yasuyuki Ishiguro, Higashiosaka, JP;
Takeshi Okuda, Kizugawa, JP;
Takeshi Wakabayashi, Kizugawa, JP;
Jun Yamaguchi, Ikoma, JP;
Hiroshi Kawahito, Kitakatsuragi, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A supply passage assembly arranged under a toner bottle for conveying toner supplied from the toner bottle to a developing unit arranged below, includes: a toner passage having a toner input port at top and a toner discharge port at bottom and incorporating rotators for agitating the toner supplied from the toner bottle and is constructed so that the toner passage includes a first swing member for agitating toner near the toner input port and a second swing member for agitating toner near the toner discharge port.