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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuya Yamashita, Osaka, JP;
Hiroaki Ohashi, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/10 (2006.01); G03G 21/12 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/10 (2013.01); G03G 21/206 (2013.01); G03G 15/0815 (2013.01); G03G 15/0844 (2013.01); G03G 15/0896 (2013.01); G03G 21/0052 (2013.01); G03G 21/0076 (2013.01); G03G 21/0082 (2013.01); G03G 21/105 (2013.01); G03G 21/12 (2013.01); G03G 2221/0021 (2013.01); G03G 2221/0089 (2013.01); G03G 2221/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A toner collecting device includes an exhaust path and a catching installation. Through the exhaust path, air containing a floating toner is passed. The catching installation is configured to catch the floating toner from the air passing through the exhaust path. The catching installation is formed by overlapping a plural of filters each having a different mesh size.