Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Waste developer container and image forming device including the same
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Application No.: US15586768Application Date: 2017-05-04
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Publication No.: US10409193B2Publication Date: 2019-09-10
- Inventor: Daiki Hirata
- Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Priority: JP2016-094843 20160510
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08 ; G03G21/12

Abstract:
Provided is a waste developer container to be fixed to an image forming device including a developing device and a waste developer amount detection unit for obtaining information on an amount of accumulated waste developer discharged from the developing device, wherein the developing device uses toner image carrier holding a toner image and two-component developer to form a toner image, the waste developer amount detection unit obtains the information on the accumulated amount by emission and reception of light, and the waste developer container includes: a container space for containing waste developer discharged; a detection window for passing light that is emitted from the waste developer amount detection unit, passes the container space, and is incident again to the waste developer amount detection unit; and a magnet provided to a position where a magnetic force is applied to the detection window and light passing the detection window is not shut.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170329255A1 WASTE DEVELOPER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2017-11-16
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