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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Tanisawa, Nara, JP;
Fumito Mizoguchi, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Hisashi Kunihiro, Nara, JP;
Takeshi Wakabayashi, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroshi Kawahito, Nara, JP;
Hideaki Hagihara, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 2/110 ; G03G 1/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 2/110 ; G03G 1/508 ;
Abstract
A toner container has a partitioning wall disposed therein for partitioning the toner container while allowing communication between partitioned compartments. A waste toner collecting port for receiving the waste toner collected by the cleaning unit of an image forming apparatus is formed in a waste toner collection department. A toner agitating element for mixing waste toner with unused toner is located inside the partitioned waste toner collection compartment.