Patent ID: 6766134
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A photocopier comprising:a toner bottle that discharges toner from an opening by a rotation, said toner bottle having a protrusion; a motor that rotates said toner bottle; and a contacting section provided at a position through which the protrusion passes when the protrusion comes down by the rotation of said toner bottle, said contacting section being movable; wherein when the weight of said toner bottle is more than or equal to a predetermined value, said contacting section descends by the weight of said toner bottle when the protrusion passes through said contacting section, and said contacting section ascends when the protrusion passes away from said contacting section, wherein when the weight of said toner bottle is less than a predetermined value, said contacting section doesn't descend by the weight of said toner bottle but the protrusion rises up onto said contacting section to apply vibration to said toner bottle when the protrusion passes through said contacting section.