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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
May. 18, 2011
Shinya Karasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Ken Amemiya, Tokyo, JP;
Michiya Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Iwasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Azeyanagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Karasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Ken Amemiya, Tokyo, JP;
Michiya Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Iwasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Azeyanagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A waste toner container used in an image forming apparatus includes a waste toner reservoir extending in a depth direction of the image forming apparatus for containing waste toner removed from an image bearer, an inlet portion provided above the waste toner reservoir, including a waste toner inlet to receive the waste toner flowing to the waste toner reservoir, a first agitator provided in the waste toner reservoir, to transport the waste toner therein in the depth direction, a rotary member provided in the inlet portion, including a rotary shaft extending in a width direction perpendicular to the depth direction, and a drive transmission unit provided outside the waste toner reservoir, to transmit a drive force from the rotary member provided in the inlet portion to the first agitator provided in the waste toner reservoir and to drive the first agitator in conjunction with rotation of the rotary member.