Image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsToshiaki Takeuchi, Joji Goto, Takayuki Yada, Shuichi Gofuku, Yoshiteru Kaida
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsToshiaki Takeuchi, Joji Goto, Takayuki Yada, Shuichi Gofuku, Yoshiteru Kaida
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An image forming apparatus including a toner cartridge including a first chamber, a discharging port, a second chamber communicated with the discharging port, and a conveying member to convey toner in the first chamber toward the second chamber; an apparatus main body including a toner storing unit provided with a receiving port, and a control unit; and an air supply unit supplying air. The control unit is configure to execute: a first operation in which the conveying member conveys toner from the first chamber toward the second chamber and the air supply unit supplies air from the discharging port toward the receiving port through the second chamber; and a second operation in which the conveying member does not convey toner from the first chamber toward the second chamber, and the air supply unit supplies air from the discharging port toward the receiving port through the second chamber.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
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