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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2007
Yasuyuki Ishiguro, Higashiosaka, JP;
Takeshi Okuda, Kizugawa, JP;
Takeshi Wakabayashi, Kizugawa, JP;
Jun Yamaguchi, Ikoma, JP;
Hiroshi Kawahito, Kitakatsuragi-gun, JP;
Yasuyuki Ishiguro, Higashiosaka, JP;
Takeshi Okuda, Kizugawa, JP;
Takeshi Wakabayashi, Kizugawa, JP;
Jun Yamaguchi, Ikoma, JP;
Hiroshi Kawahito, Kitakatsuragi-gun, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In a supply passage assembly having a toner passage arranged under a toner bottle for conveying toner supplied from the toner bottle to a developing unit arranged below, a toner conveying pipe for forming the toner passage is formed of an elastic material and a toner conveying pipe deforming member is arranged adjacent to the toner conveying pipe for elastically deforming the toner conveying pipe.