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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
May. 12, 2009
Hideaki Kurimoto, Osaka, JP;
Koichi Mihara, Osaka, JP;
Toshihide Ohgoshi, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A toner replenishing apparatus is provided. The toner replenishing apparatus includes a toner replenishing container for replenishing toner stored therein to a developing section by a rotation of the container itself, a toner scraping member provided to be movable without being fixed in the toner replenishing container and to rub against an inner wall surface of the container, including a plurality of magnetic bodies arranged in a predetermined direction and a support section that extends in an arranging direction of the magnetic bodies and supports an one end portion of each of the magnetic bodies, and a magnet for attracting the magnetic bodies with a magnetic force, disposed along an outer peripheral surface of the toner replenishing container.
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