Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus with toner cartridge including new toner containing unit and waste toner containing unit
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Application No.: US14875293Application Date: 2015-10-05
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Publication No.: US09760055B2Publication Date: 2017-09-12
- 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: JP2007-199949 20070731
- Main IPC: G03G21/12
- IPC: G03G21/12 ; G03G21/10 ; G03G15/01 ; G03G15/08 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a main body casing; a first drum unit including a first photosensitive drum configured to rotate about an axis extending in a first direction; a second drum unit including a second photosensitive drum configured to rotate about an axis extending in the first direction; a belt; a cleaning member configured to clean the belt; an auger configured to convey waste toner cleaned by the cleaning member; a first toner cartridge including a first new toner containing unit configured to supply new toner and a waste toner containing unit configured to contain the waste toner conveyed by the auger; and a second toner cartridge including a second new toner containing unit configured to supply new toner to the second drum unit. The waste toner containing unit is aligned with the first new toner containing unit in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160026147A1 Image Forming Apparatus Public/Granted day:2016-01-28
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