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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2024
Applicant:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Inventor:
Shougo Sato, Seto, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/10 (2006.01); G03G 21/12 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/1605 (2013.01); G03G 15/168 (2013.01); G03G 15/6558 (2013.01); G03G 21/105 (2013.01); G03G 21/12 (2013.01); G03G 21/1619 (2013.01); G03G 21/1638 (2013.01); G03G 21/168 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00405 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0054 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1624 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1684 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a chassis having an opening, a cover, photosensitive members, an intermediate transfer belt, a primary-transfer member, a secondary-transfer roller, a cleaner device, an external-sheet inlet, a waste toner container, a connector, and a conveying roller, which is arranged within the feeding path to feed the recording sheet inserted through the external-sheet inlet in the feeding path. The conveying roller is mounted on the waste toner container and removable from the chassis along with the waste toner container.