Patent ID: 7395015

Claim:
A toner transport device comprising: a toner transport path for passing toner; a toner transport member disposed so as to have an up-and-down direction in which the toner transport path extends; and a supporting member for supporting the toner transport member, the toner transport member being supported by the supporting member so as to move up and down, wherein the supporting member includes: an upper supporting section; a lower supporting section; and an intermediate supporting section disposed therebetween, the upper supporting section and the lower supporting section respectively containing toner passages, and the toner transport path of the toner transport member is connected to the toner passages of the upper supporting section and the lower supporting section via first and second deformable elastic members each containing a toner passage, and the first elastic member being disposed between a top end of the toner transport member and the upper supporting section, and the second elastic member being disposed between a bottom end of the toner transport member and the lower supporting section.