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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
May. 27, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Norihiro Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Takehiro Hayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Akinori Mitsumata, Tokyo, JP;
Takeo Kawanami, Kamakura, JP;
Yuichiro Inaba, Chigasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A container to store residual transfer toner remaining on an intermediate transfer belt is disposed in a region of a transfer unit, where the region is defined by an inner circumferential surface of the intermediate transfer belt. A single conveyance member, which rotates to convey toner conveyed from an inlet toward the container, is disposed in the inside of the container. An end portion of the conveyance member that is opposite to an end portion on a side of the inlet is located in a central region of the container.