Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.
Image forming device with improved mixing of circulated developer with replensihed toner
 There is provided an image forming device capable of preventing smudges on the background of an image due to excess toner replenishment caused by a failure in stirring developer and toner enough to charge the toner or scattering of replenished toner without being charged. A toner conveying member for conveying replenished toner from a toner replenishing portion through a toner replenishing port to a developer stirring and conveying member is constructed by a screw member unitarily formed with the developer stirring and conveying member. The screw member has a spiral conveying fin capable of conveying the replenished toner at relatively high speed. The replenished toner is delivered to a toner replenishing portion provided in the upstream of a developer receiving portion of the screw member. 
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
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Toshitaka Masaru Hiroshi Mayumi Haruji Shigeru Ken Takeo Kenzo
Yamaguchi Tanaka Yoshinaga Yoshida Mizuishi Watanabe Amemiya Suda Tatsumi