Title:
DISCHARGED TONER RECOVERING DEVICE FOR IMAGE FORMING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3051255
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To facilitate alignment and to prevent breakage by providing the discharging part of a discharged toner feeding member and the receiving part of a discharged toner storage device so that they may face in a state where they are not superposed near the bonding part of a device main body and a platen.
CONSTITUTION: The discharged toner feeding member 6 is constituted of a pipe, and a coupling part is provided near the bonding part of the image forming device main body 1 and the platen 9 to divide the discharging part 11 and the receiving part 12. The discharging part 11 is provided on the device main body 1 side and the face of the discharging port at its lower end is arranged upper than the lowermost face of a rubber leg 7. Namely, the discharging part 11 and the receiving part 12 are constituted so as not to be superposed in the case of placing the device main body 1 at a specified position on the platen 9 and then disposed at a position where they are faced. The discharging part 11 does not project from the lowermost face of the device main body 1 and the part of the discharging part 11 projecting to the outside of the main body does not become a hindrance when the devices are packed.
Inventors:
Makoto Arai
Toshitaka Yamaguchi
Toshitaka Yamaguchi
Application Number:
JP10127392A
Publication Date:
June 12, 2000
Filing Date:
April 21, 1992
Export Citation:
Assignee:
株式会社リコー
International Classes:
G03G21/10; G03G15/00; G03G21/00; (IPC1-7): G03G21/10; G03G15/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP62245279A | ||||
| JP60104986A | ||||
| JP3216690A | ||||
| JP1191886A | ||||
| JP6051877A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Morio Sada
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