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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2000
Yoshiharu Taniyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinichi Itoh, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming system has a developing device for causing a toner to adhere to a latent image, which is formed on a photosensitive material drum, to form a visible image; a toner supply device for supplying a toner, which is housed in a toner receiving container, to the developing device; a toner removing device for removing a remaining toner after the visible image on the photosensitive material drum is transferred to a transfer paper; and a waste toner container for accumulating therein a waste toner removed by the toner removing device, and the waste toner container has a restraint member for enabling attaching and detaching said toner container when said toner container and said waste toner container are in their special positional relation.