Developer and image forming apparatus including the same
US8422893B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1892
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A developer of an image-forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, a housing comprising a waste toner container in which waste toner removed from the photoconductor is contained, and a recessed portion depressed downwardly in a center portion of an upper wall of the waste toner container, the center portion corresponding to a center portion of the photoconductor in a lengthwise direction to move toner away from the center portion.
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