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Patent No.:

US 7920816 B1

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Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011

Filed:

Sep. 04, 2009
Applicants:

Tadashi Ishikawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Mihoko Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Tadashi Ishikawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Mihoko Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A developer collection device includes: a collection unit including: a collection container that contains a developer to be collected; an upstream connection part that is formed with an inlet port through which the developer flows in; and a collection conveying part that conveys the developer flown in through the inlet port toward the collection container; and a connection unit including: an upstream connection port that is connected to an upstream conveying path; a connection conveying part that conveys the developer flown in through the upstream connection port in a developer conveying direction; and a connection outlet port that is formed at a downstream end in the developer conveying direction, wherein the connection unit is configured to be movable between an extracted position and a retracted position.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Ishikawa, Tadashi. (2011). Developer collection device and image forming apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 7920816). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7920816

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