Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Collection container, cleaning unit, and image forming apparatus capable of collecting waste toner efficiently
- Patent Title (中): 收集容器，清洁单元和能够有效地收集废调色剂的成像设备
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Application No.: US12461998Application Date: 2009-08-31
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Publication No.: US08369770B2Publication Date: 2013-02-05
- Inventor: Michiya Okamoto , Hiroyuki Nagashima , Fumihito Itoh , Hiroshi Ono , Ken Amemiya , Masahiko Shakuto , Toshio Koike , Yuji Arai , Kaoru Yoshino , Takuma Iwasaki
- Applicant: Michiya Okamoto , Hiroyuki Nagashima , Fumihito Itoh , Hiroshi Ono , Ken Amemiya , Masahiko Shakuto , Toshio Koike , Yuji Arai , Kaoru Yoshino , Takuma Iwasaki
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C.
- Priority: JP2008-250314 20080929
- Main IPC: G03G21/12
- IPC: G03G21/12
Abstract:
A collection container for collecting and containing waste toner includes a leveling member, a detector, and at least one inlet. The leveling member levels the waste toner contained in the collection container. The detector detects an amount of the waste toner contained in the collection container. The leveling member levels the waste toner delivered to the collection container through the at least one inlet by conveying the waste toner simultaneously in a first direction toward the detector and a second direction opposite to the first direction, starting from an origination position corresponding to the at least one inlet.
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