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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hirotaka Hatta, Ebina, JP;
Hiroshi Saitoh, Ayase, JP;
Shigemi Kanda, Atsugi, JP;
Yozo Matsuura, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Kamijo, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399358 ;
Abstract
In a cleaning device and a eveloping device installed in an electrophotographic device, a cleaner and toner magazine (CTM) has a cleaning unit including a cleaning blade for removing a toner left on a photoconductive element after image transfer and a waste toner tank for collecting it, and a developing unit accommodating a fresh toner tank storing a fresh toner. The waste toner tank and fresh toner tank are connected together such that the fresh toner tank is movable relative to the developing device independently of the waste toner tank.