Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming device provided with structure for conveying waste developer from photosensitive drum and belt
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Application No.: US14859701Application Date: 2015-09-21
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Publication No.: US09671744B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Shougo Sato
- 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: JP2010-171999 20100730
- Main IPC: G03G15/01
- IPC: G03G15/01 ; G03G21/00 ; G03G21/10 ; G03G21/12

Abstract:
An image forming device includes: first and second photosensitive drums; first and second drum cleaners for removing waste developer on the first and second photosensitive drums respectively; first developer cartridge having a first waste developer chamber; a second developer cartridge having a second waste developer chamber; a belt in contact with the first and second photosensitive drums; a belt cleaner for removing waste developer on the belt; a belt waste developer conveyer for conveying the waste developer removed by the belt cleaner; a first conveyer for conveying the waste developer removed by the first drum cleaner; a second conveyer for conveying the waste developer removed by the second drum cleaner to the second waste developer chamber; and a third conveyer for conveying the waste developer conveyed by the first conveyer and the waste developer conveyed by the belt waste developer conveyer to the first waste developer chamber.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160011559A1 Image Forming Device Having Belt Cleaner and Drum Cleaner Both Provided In One of Drum Units Public/Granted day:2016-01-14
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