Waste toner collecting device, and image forming apparatus including the waste toner collecting device
US6937838B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/105
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A waste toner collecting device includes a container detachably set in an image forming apparatus and a waster toner transport device to transport waste toner in the container. The container has a shape as to fit into a free space of the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus also includes an image bearing member, and a cleaning device configured to collect a residual toner remaining on the image bearing member.
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