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Patent No.:

US 7509086 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009

Filed:

Dec. 19, 2006
Applicant:

Masanari Shirai, Kashiwa, JP;

Inventor:

Masanari Shirai, Kashiwa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
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Abstract

In a toner collecting device of the cyclone separator type that collects toner separated from air, exhaust of the air including unseparated toner to outside the cyclone separator, which is caused by an unstable sucking operation of a cyclone blower, can be prevented. The toner collecting device includes a blocking unit that blocks airflow generated by the suction of the cyclone blower while the sucking operation of the cyclone blower is not in a steady state.


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Shirai, Masanari. (2009). Image forming apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 7509086). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7509086

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