Patent ID: 6366755
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A toner supplying device comprising:a toner supplying unit, the toner suplying unit disposed below a toner receiving unit in height; a first transporting passage disposed in a substantially horizontal direction; a second transporting passage disposed in a substantially vertical direction, the second transporting passage connected to the first transporting passage; a first transporting member disposed inside the first transporting passage, the first transporing member rotating to transport the toner from the toner supplying unit to the second transporting passage; a second transporting member disposed inside the second transporting passage, the second transporting member reciprocating in the vertical direction to transport the toner from the first transporting passage to the toner receiving unit; and a converter for converting the rotation of the first transporting member into the reciprocation of the second transporting member.