Title:
現像剤攪拌装置、現像装置及び画像形成装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4551456
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A developer stirring unit, a developing device containing the developer stirring unit and an image forming apparatus comprising the developing device are supplied capable of correctly judging a remainder amount of developer in accommodating tank. In the developer stirring unit, a accommodating tank accommodates developer; a stirring member has at least one shaft portion and is used to stir the developer accommodated in the accommodating tank; a bearing member couples with the shaft portion and supports the stirring member to possibly rotate around the shaft portion serving as rotation axis and to possibly move along a axis direction of the rotation axis; a driving section drives the stirring member to rotate; and a judging section judges a remainder amount of the developer in the accommodating tank, wherein the stirring member is controlled to move along an axis direction of the rotation axis together with rotating along a rotation direction of the rotation axis.
Inventors:
Osamu Teramura
Application Number:
JP2008018981A
Publication Date:
September 29, 2010
Filing Date:
January 30, 2008
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Oki Data Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
G03G15/08
Domestic Patent References:
| JP9236981A | ||||
| JP2000181207A | ||||
| JP2001166566A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yukio Sato