Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming device provided with cleaner, waste toner accommodating portion, and paper guide disposed between cleaner and waste toner accommodating portion
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Application No.: US14844972Application Date: 2015-09-03
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Publication No.: US09383694B2Publication Date: 2016-07-05
- Inventor: Masanari Yoshikawa
- Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Priority: JP2011-167450 20110729
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G15/01 ; G03G15/16 ; G03G21/12 ; G03G15/20

Abstract:
An image forming device includes: a photosensitive drum; a first roller; a second roller; an intermediate transfer belt; a transfer roller; a cleaner; a waste toner accommodating portion; and a paper guide. The intermediate transfer belt is looped around the first roller and the second roller to circularly move in a moving direction. The intermediate transfer belt contacts the photosensitive drum. The transfer roller is disposed opposite to the first roller with respect to the intermediate transfer belt. The cleaner collects waste toner on the intermediate transfer belt. The cleaner is disposed upstream of the photosensitive drum in the moving direction and downstream of the transfer roller in the moving direction. The waste toner accommodating portion accommodates the waste toner collected by the cleaner. The paper guide guides a recording medium and disposed between the cleaner and the waste toner accommodating portion.
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