Title:
画像形成装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6919245
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit for forming an image on a sheet and a sheet conveying unit for conveying the sheet along a conveying path extending in a substantially horizontal direction in a lower portion of the image forming unit. The image forming apparatus includes a recovery container which is provided in front of the image forming unit and above the conveying path, and accommodates the waste toner discharged from the image forming unit. The image forming apparatus includes a waste toner conveying pipe that conveys the waste toner discharged from the image forming unit to the recovery container, without passing through the rear portion and the side portion of the image forming unit.
Inventors:
Takenori Suenaga
Ryo Goto
Ryo Goto
Application Number:
JP2017053933A
Publication Date:
August 18, 2021
Filing Date:
March 21, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
G03G21/12; G03G21/16
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2013195596A | ||||
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Foreign References:
| US20090067856 | ||||
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yutaka Tsubaki