DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING DEVELOPER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESSING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC G03G15/08 

FIELD: physics; image processing.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a device for transporting developer for use in an image formation device. Proposed is a device for transporting developer having a developer transportation unit and a unit for detecting toner concentration. There is a clamping wall in part of the entire area of the first transportation compartment in which there is a first screw element. The area lies opposite the bottom wall of the first transportation compartment on the bottom side in the direction of gravity of the first screw element and opposite sidewalls of the first transportation compartment on both transverse sides orthogonal to the direction of the axis of rotation of the first screw element. In this area toner concentration of the transported developer is determined using a toner concentration sensor. The clamping wall comes into contact with developer on the top in the direction of gravity, with the developer moving from the bottom to the top side in the direction of gravity in accordance with rotation of the first screw element and presses the developer down in the direction of gravity.

EFFECT: more accurate toner concentration detection.

13 cl, 48 dwg