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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
May. 09, 2007
Takeshi Sakashita, Osaka, JP;
Tomofumi Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Takeru Muramatsu, Ibaraki, JP;
Kohji Hatayama, Osaka, JP;
Yuuji Meguro, Ibaraki, JP;
Takeshi Sakashita, Osaka, JP;
Tomofumi Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Takeru Muramatsu, Ibaraki, JP;
Kohji Hatayama, Osaka, JP;
Yuuji Meguro, Ibaraki, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a carrier unit including an intermediate transfer member, a detachable waste toner container, and a recording-medium directing member provided to the carrier unit. The recording-medium directing member guides a recording medium, and also prevents the waste toner container from contacting the intermediate transfer member when the waste toner container is attached to or detached from the image forming apparatus.