Image forming apparatus to which toner container is attachable
A toner container and toner technology, which are applied in the fields of instruments, electrical recording processes using charge patterns, equipment using electrical recording processes using charge patterns, etc., can solve problems such as inability to grasp
Active Publication Date: 2017-01-04
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC
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[0005] However, if either the empty toner replenishing container or the dedicated waste toner container can be attached to the waste toner collection device of the image forming apparatus, the user cannot grasp the status of the image forming apparatus. Should the waste toner recycling unit use the empty container, or a dedicated waste toner container
In this case, there are cases where the user makes a mistake and does not discard the empty container and keep it, and conversely, there is also a case where an unused dedicated waste toner container is purchased and kept.
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[0029] Hereinafter, an image forming apparatus 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the vertical direction D1 is defined based on the installation state of the image forming apparatus 10 . In addition, the front-rear direction D2 is defined by setting the side where the toner container 41 and the waste toner container 81 are inserted into the image forming apparatus 10 as the front side (front side). In addition, the left-right direction D3 is defined by viewing the image forming apparatus 10 from the front side (front side).
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[0031] The image forming apparatus 10 is an apparatus having at least a printing function, such as a color printer. The image forming apparatus 10 prints an image on printing paper that is a sheet member using a developer containing toner. In addition, specific examples of the image forming apparatus 10 according to t...
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A toner container includes a second lever. A toner supply portion includes a second actuating portion that, during a process in which the toner container is attached to the toner supply portion, switches the second lever from a third position to a fourth position. The waste toner collecting portion includes a third actuating portion and a stopper member. The third actuating portion, during the toner container attachment process, acts on the second lever disposed at the third position and prohibits an attachment of the toner container, and acts on the second lever disposed at the fourth position and permits an attachment of the toner container. The stopper member is prohibits an attachment of the toner container in a state of having been attached to a first attachment position, and permits the attachment in a state of having been attached to a second attachment position.
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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus that can be equipped with toner containers including a toner container for storing replenishing toner and a toner container for storing recovered waste toner. Background technique [0002] An electrophotographic image forming apparatus is equipped with a developing device. A developer containing toner is accommodated inside the developing device. The developing device develops an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrier such as a photosensitive drum using toner contained in the developer. The toner image developed on the image carrier is fixed to the printing paper by a fixing device. On the image carrier after fixing, toner that has not been transferred to the printing paper during fixing may remain. Therefore, there is conventionally known a waste toner recovery device that removes remaining toner on an image carrier and recovers it as waste toner. [0003] Such a waste tone...
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IPC IPC(8): G03G15/08G03G21/12
Inventor 佐藤真树
Owner KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC