Title:
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/088168
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus (1) comprises: a transfer belt unit (71) capable of moving along the circumference of a roller rotating axis (A2) and transferring an image carried by a photoreceptor drum (40) on paper (P); a waste toner receiving container (73) for receiving deposited waste toner (72) collected from the transfer belt unit (71); and a full level detecting unit (FG) having a waste toner amount detecting unit (82), disposed inside the waste toner receiving container (73), for detecting the amount of waste toner. The full level detecting unit (FG) detects whether a full level has been reached when the full level detecting unit (FG) is in a loaded state which has been switched from a non-buried state.
Inventors:
NAKATA MASASHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2014/011608
Publication Date:
June 18, 2015
Filing Date:
December 01, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)
International Classes:
G03G21/10
Foreign References:
| KR20100046616A | 2010-05-07 | |||
| JP2012042790A | 2012-03-01 | |||
| JP2011085734A | 2011-04-28 | |||
| JP2010271473A | 2010-12-02 | |||
| JP2001305924A | 2001-11-02 | |||
| JP2000075749A | 2000-03-14 | |||
| JP3826751B2 | 2006-09-27 | |||
| JP4562147B2 | 2010-10-13 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3059640A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Y.P.LEE, MOCK & PARTNERS (KR)
리앤목 특허법인 (KR)
리앤목 특허법인 (KR)
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