公开(公告)号：US20090047044A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-19

申请号：US12184276

申请日：2008-08-01

申请人： Hirofumi SAKITA ,  Takeshi Murata ,  Yoshinori Ohtsuka ,  Masaaki Ohtsuki

发明人： Hirofumi SAKITA ,  Takeshi Murata ,  Yoshinori Ohtsuka ,  Masaaki Ohtsuki

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0877 ,  G03G15/0856 ,  G03G15/086 ,  G03G15/0862 ,  G03G15/0868

摘要： A toner supply device for supplying toner to a developing device includes: a first toner supply portion for supplying toner to a developing hopper; a second toner supply portion for supplying the stored toner to the first toner supply portion; a first toner supply driver for driving the first toner supply portion; a first residual toner quantity detector for detecting the residual toner quantity in the first toner supply portion; a second toner supply driver for driving the second toner supply portion; a second residual toner quantity detector for detecting the residual toner quantity in the second toner supply portion; and a controller for controlling the drives of the first and second toner supply drivers by switching on and off the drives of the first and second toner supply drivers in accordance with the residual toner quantities detected by the first and second residual toner quantity detectors.

摘要翻译： 用于向显影装置供应调色剂的调色剂供应装置包括：用于向显影漏斗供应调色剂的第一调色剂供应部分; 第二调色剂供应部分，用于将存储的调色剂供应到第一调色剂供应部分; 用于驱动第一调色剂供应部分的第一调色剂供应驱动器; 第一残留调色剂量检测器，用于检测第一调色剂供应部分中的残留调色剂量; 用于驱动第二调色剂供应部分的第二调色剂供应驱动器; 第二残余调色剂量检测器，用于检测第二调色剂供应部分中的残留调色剂量; 以及控制器，用于根据由第一和第二残余调色剂量检测器检测到的残留调色剂量，通过接通和关闭第一和第二调色剂供应驱动器的驱动来控制第一和第二调色剂供应驱动器的驱动。