POWDER CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME

Abstract: an image forming apparatus includes a conveyor, a conveyance passage, and a controller. the conveyor rotates in a forward direction to convey powder in a supply mode in which the conveyor supplies the powder from a supply source to a supply destination. the conveyor is disposed in the conveyance passage. the controller executes a reverse rotation mode to rotate the conveyor in a reverse direction before execution of the supply mode.

Inventor(s): Tatsumi YAMADA

CPC Classification: G03G15/0891 (using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer)

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