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Image forming apparatus
10859965 · 2020-12-08 · ·

An image forming apparatus includes a toner conveyance device and a controller. The toner conveyance device includes a casing, a screw and a film. The casing has a toner conveyance path. The screw rotates in a first rotational direction to convey a toner stored in the toner conveyance path in a predetermined conveyance direction. The film is attached to the screw and rotating together with the screw while coming into contact with an inner face of the toner conveyance path to be elastically deformed. The controller executes a toner conveyance control to rotate the screw and the film in a first rotational direction and a reverse rotation control to rotate the screw and the film in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
20200257236 · 2020-08-13 · ·

An image forming apparatus includes a toner conveyance device and a controller. The toner conveyance device includes a casing, a screw and a film. The casing has a toner conveyance path. The screw rotates in a first rotational direction to convey a toner stored in the toner conveyance path in a predetermined conveyance direction. The film is attached to the screw and rotating together with the screw while coming into contact with an inner face of the toner conveyance path to be elastically deformed. The controller executes a toner conveyance control to rotate the screw and the film in a first rotational direction and a reverse rotation control to rotate the screw and the film in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction.

Toner container, image forming unit, and image forming apparatus
10295934 · 2019-05-21 · ·

A toner container includes containing chambers, a shaft member, rotary members, and stirring members. The containing chambers are arrayed in a first direction and partitioned from each other. The containing chambers contain respective toners of different colors. The shaft member extends in the first direction, passes through the containing chambers, and is rotatable about a rotational axis extending in the first direction. The rotary members are disposed in the respective containing chambers and each have a through-hole extending in the first direction. The rotary members are rotatable in response to rotation of the shaft member in an inserted state of the shaft member in the through-holes. The stirring members are supported by the respective rotary members and each extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The stirring members are pivotable in response to rotation of the respective rotary members. The stirring members have different pivoting positions upon pivoting.

TONER CONTAINER, IMAGE FORMING UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
20190064702 · 2019-02-28 · ·

A toner container includes containing chambers, a shaft member, rotary members, and stirring members. The containing chambers are arrayed in a first direction and partitioned from each other. The containing chambers contain respective toners of different colors. The shaft member extends in the first direction, passes through the containing chambers, and is rotatable about a rotational axis extending in the first direction. The rotary members are disposed in the respective containing chambers and each have a through-hole extending in the first direction. The rotary members are rotatable in response to rotation of the shaft member in an inserted state of the shaft member in the through-holes. The stirring members are supported by the respective rotary members and each extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The stirring members are pivotable in response to rotation of the respective rotary members. The stirring members have different pivoting positions upon pivoting.