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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2013
Akihiko Ooishi, Tokyo, JP;
Motoji Kawamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiko Ooishi, Tokyo, JP;
Motoji Kawamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a toner supply section that supplies toner to a plurality of developing sections; a carrier supply section that supplies carrier to the plurality of developing sections; and a control section that controls an operation of the carrier supply section. The carrier supply section includes: a carrier housing section; a carrier distributing section that receives a predetermined amount of carrier that has freely fallen from the carrier housing section and guides the predetermined amount of carrier to each of the plurality of developing sections; a support frame section that slidably supports the carrier distributing section; and a vibration exciter section that vibrates the carrier distributing section.