Title:
WASTE TONER RECOVERY CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2017083766
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a waste toner recovery container that can simplify work to recover a waste toner removed from the surfaces of image carriers and a floating toner sucked from the inside of developing devices, and an image forming apparatus including the same.SOLUTION: A waste toner recovery container comprises a toner retaining part and a dust collection part formed as one body and is removably attached to an image forming apparatus body. The toner retaining part is connected to cleaning devices that remove a residual toner on image carriers and retains a waste toner removed by the cleaning devices. The dust collection part is connected to developing devices that supply a toner to the image carriers and retains a floating toner sucked together with the air inside the developing devices.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5
Inventors:
MIZUTANI NAOKI
Application Number:
JP2015214506A
Publication Date:
May 18, 2017
Filing Date:
October 30, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC
International Classes:
G03G21/12
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2005173295A | 2005-06-30 | |||
| JP2015135517A | 2015-07-27 | |||
| JP2010152045A | 2010-07-08 | |||
| JP2007010850A | 2007-01-18 |
Foreign References:
| US20150023708A1 | 2015-01-22 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Sano patent office