Patent ID: 11892796
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a photosensitive drum rotatable about a first axis extending in a first direction;
a toner container configured to contain toner;
a development housing configured to contain toner from the toner container;
a development roller rotatably supported by the development housing, the development roller being configured to supply toner in the development housing to the photosensitive drum;
a drum cleaner configured to clean a circumferential surface of the photosensitive drum; and
a toner pipe configured to allow passage of toner that is recovered from the drum cleaner to the toner container, the toner pipe having a discharge port configured to discharge toner in the toner pipe,
the toner container including:
a toner discharge port configured to discharge toner in the toner container;
a toner reception port configured to receive toner discharged from the discharge port of the toner pipe; and
a toner conveyor configured to convey toner from the toner reception port toward the toner discharge port,

the development housing including:
a development reception port configured to receive toner discharged from the toner discharge port; and
a development discharge port configured to discharge, to the toner pipe, toner that is retuned from the development housing to the toner container.