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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Naoki Mizutani, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/20 (2006.01); G03G 21/10 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/206 (2013.01); G03G 15/0844 (2013.01); G03G 21/0052 (2013.01); G03G 21/10 (2013.01); G03G 21/105 (2013.01); G03G 21/12 (2013.01); G03G 21/20 (2013.01); G03G 2221/0021 (2013.01); G03G 2221/0052 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1618 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1627 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1645 (2013.01);
Abstract
A toner collection device includes a casing, a fan unit and a filter. The casing has a suction port and an exhaust port. The fan unit is supported by the casing in a swingable manner and generates an air flow from the suction port to the exhaust port inside the casing. The filter is disposed inside the casing and supported by the casing or the fan unit, and collects a toner contained in the air flow flowed into the casing through the suction port. When the fan unit is driven to generate the air flow, a swinging of the fan unit is transmitted to the filter to vibrate the filter.