Image forming apparatus
US8725009B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0129
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a cleaning device that collects a waste toner attached to the surface of the image carrier using a cleaning member, a waste container that is removable from an image forming apparatus body, a temporary storage unit that is provided in the image forming apparatus body to temporarily store a waste including the waste toner collected in the cleaning device before the waste is transported to the waste container, and a waste transport unit that transports the waste to the temporary storage unit, wherein a discharge speed of the waste from the temporary storage unit by the waste discharge unit is lower than a transport speed of the waste to the temporary storage unit by the waste transport unit.
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