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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
May. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/10 (2006.01); G03G 21/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0865 (2013.01); G03G 21/10 (2013.01); G03G 21/12 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1624 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrophotographic image forming apparatus is provided. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a main body having an opening; a developing cartridge, detachably installed in the main body through the opening in a first direction, which includes a photosensitive drum and a cleaning member for removing a toner remaining in the photosensitive drum; and a toner recycle unit, detachably installed in the developing cartridge through the opening in the first direction, which recovers the toner removed by the cleaning member, filters the recovered toner, and supplies the toner again to the developing cartridge.