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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2010
Applicants:
Yasushi Koshimura, Hino, JP;
Daiki Yamanaka, Sagamihara, JP;
Inventors:
Yasushi Koshimura, Hino, JP;
Daiki Yamanaka, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/20 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/095 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus, in which a toner collection section is disposed in an air pathway between a ventilation duct and suction blower, and the toner collection section and a recovery container are connected via an opening and closing device, has a control device to control the opening and closing device to close the opening and closing device when the suction blower is suctioning air and to open the opening and closing device so that the recovery container recovers the toner collected by the toner collection section after the suction blower is stopped.