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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2013
Kaoru Yoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Hatori, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Kumagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Fujimori, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideyasu Seki, Chiba, JP;
Ryohta Gotoh, Tokyo, JP;
Kaoru Yoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Hatori, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Kumagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Fujimori, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideyasu Seki, Chiba, JP;
Ryohta Gotoh, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a waste toner conveying device including a primary conveyor to convey waste toner discharged from a plurality of primary cleaners and a secondary conveyor to convey waste toner discharged from a secondary cleaner. A relay conveyor conveys the waste toner discharged from the primary conveyor and the secondary conveyor. A waste toner container receives the waste toner discharged from the relay conveyor. The primary conveyor, the secondary conveyor, and the relay conveyor are disposed at one end of the image forming apparatus in a front-to-rear direction thereof. A secondary conveyor outlet of the secondary conveyor is disposed below a primary conveyor outlet of the primary conveyor and above an inlet of the waste toner container.