To suppress powder-clogging in an image forming apparatus or the like.
When detecting that a second storage container is fully filled on the basis of the output from a fourth sensor, a control part switches the forward rotation of a fifth motor to the backward rotation. Accordingly, a transporting member 152 is rotated backward, then, the waste toner received through a receiving port 151C is transported to a first discharge outlet 151A. Moreover, the waste toner located between the receiving port 151C and a second discharge outlet 151B is also transported to the first discharge outlet 151A. When detecting that the second storage container is fully filled, the control part stops driving of a fourth motor. Consequently, the waste toner is stopped to be discharged from a discharge outlet 141A. In this way, the concentration of the waste toner above or below the receiving port 151C is suppressed.
YAMAGUCHI YOJI
TANAKA MIHOKO
| JPH05289584A | 1993-11-05 | |||
| JPS57122472A | 1982-07-30 | |||
| JPH07175390A | 1995-07-14 | |||
| JP2005049689A | 2005-02-24 | |||
| JP2005242274A | 2005-09-08 |
Takeshi Senda
Takefusa Kubo